Yes, Abiword is just a word processor like Word is just a word processor. As I said, I find Quicken does more than I need it to do. Abiword does more, too. It seems like it would iron my shirts if I gave it a chance.
These days I do most of my writing with iPages, which is, I think, a great application with a nice clean interface. > > On Sep 29, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Christopher Dailey wrote: > >> Apple Works comes with Panther > > Actually, it didn't come with Panther, but it came with the iMac - I > think Appleworks 6 with that one (but I can't find a place to confirm > that), which will run in X. There are updates on the Apple site to > bring it up to 6.2.9 (I think, or .7). > > It does provide both the WP and spreadsheet you want, if your WP > needs are quite simple. Actually, I'm not really one to talk as I > don't use it for WP. I do often use Appleworks to open Excel > spreadsheets and it does a pretty good job. > > Abiword is just a WP, isn't it? I have it & use it to open > Wordperfect documents, but I've never really worked in it. > > NeoOffice is a suite so it also has both, like Appleworks. It can > take forever to open, at least for me, which can be annoying. I've > never seriously tried to use it so I can't give a real opinion. > > Another freebie with both spreadsheet and word processing is Ragtime > Solo: > > http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13213 > > I use it to make some pretty impressive newsletters plus church > Sunday service bulletins and now use it for lots of other things - in > fact, it's my main word processor. It's quite different from Word so > it did have some learning curve, but I've grown to love it, as most > users do based on the VT rating! > > For very simple letters & notes, I just use Textedit now. > > Anne > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
