Word Processing Section
Pi's most comprehensive single-issue word-processor coverage ever — the June 1983 issue (1983-06 — V05 N06) contained a dedicated Word Processing Section spanning 20+ pages and reviewing 10 products by 10 different members:
| Product | Reviewer |
|---|---|
| Letter Perfect | Leon H. Raesly |
| Screenwriter Apple | Peter Combes |
| Magic Wand | Eloise French |
| Word Handler | Jane Mason |
| Apple Writer //e | Dianne Lorenz |
| Gutenberg WP | P.K. Wong |
| The Final Word | Loftus E. Becker Jr. |
| Magic Window II | Jack Warner |
| Specialty WPs | Jay Thal |
| Palantir (vs WordStar) | William C. Jacobson |
Plus Raesly's "Word Processing Made Human" synthesis and a ScreenWriter printer patch by Gregory Anderson.
Caps the multi-year Pi WP coverage tradition started by the 1980-01 — V02 N01 panel discussion and Walt Francis's 1981-02 — V03 N02 / 1981-09 — V03 N08 reviews.
How Pi has treated it
- 1980-01 — V02 N01 — first WP panel
- 1981-02 — V03 N02 / 1981-09 — V03 N08 — Francis WP reviews
- 1982-12 — V04 N12 — Jack Warner WP survey
- 1983-06 — V05 N06 — THE WP SECTION
Related
- VisiColumn
- Word Processor Comparison