As one who is on the cusp of buying Nisus Writer, and also one who likes Word 2001, I would be interested in hearing what it is about Writer that appeals to writers of books and article where the multi-linguistic and advanced search capabilities are not overtly relevant. In particular, I'd be interested in hearing from Judyth, who's letter on the compatibility or capability of Writer working with Word was interesting. From her letter, I now see that it isn't unreasonable to consider having both Word 2001 and Writer on the same Mac, each for different reasons. Word 2001 or 98 are great for office type tasks, and working with Excel etc, while Writer is a great writing tool for writers. I guess I'm just looking for an adequate reason to buy Writer. Word 2001 is, in my opinion, a fine application, for many tasks, but there's something about Writer that I can't put my finger on that makes it feel right for long writing. Maybe it's simply having a separate application for the writing task, like a special table one sits at to write. Other than it's language and search strengths, and leaving out the MS negativity, what are the convincing reasons to buy it. I don't expect it would replace my Word, but how might it be more applicable to serious writing. I'm already convinced the participation in this List is one stroke in it's favor. Best Regards, Mark
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