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	Mac-PC Exchanges: MacWrite
		MacWrite is the oldest text processing program on the Macintosh, and remains a format that all applications running on the Mac can open.
		Please note also that MacWrite 4.6 files must have a correct signature (see also our page on Macintosh signatures) to be recognized by MacWord, Xpress and PageMaker, because it is pretty difficult to ascertain programmatically the format.
		MacWrite II (and the next version, MacWrite II Pro) are still plagued with the same problem: these formats are still ignored on the PC side of the fence.
	www.macdisk.com /mcwriten.php3 (337 words)

	MacWrite 1.0: Defining Word Processing for a Graphical User Interface
		What you may not know is that MacWrite introduced several new GUI features that are now common in every respected word processor.
		Even though MacWrite 1.0 was powerful (for its time) and created a template for all future GUI word processors, it lacked some features that we take for granted today, such as spell check and the ability to import graphics.
		MacWrite 1.0: Defining word processing for a graphical user interface, 11.15.
	lowendmac.com /conachey/06/1115.html (1456 words)

	MacWrite.newsvine.com - MacWrite
		MacWrite has not voted for any articles yet.
		MacWrite has not filled out a bio yet.
		MacWrite is not offering any recommendations at this time.
	macwrite.newsvine.com (420 words)

	Microsoft Word; a full-featured word processor for the Macintosh.
		MacWrite is a rather primitive word processor at heart, saved by the beauty and intuitive operation of the standard Mac user interface.
		Calling these attributes from the keyboard is not as convenient as with MacWrite, because the Command sequences to invoke the attributes from the keyboard require multiple key depressions (e.g., Command-Shift-U for underscoring) in Word.
		In addition to the normal left tab and the decimal tabbing offered on MacWrite and many other word processors (a decimal tab aligns decimal points and is helpful when typing charts and statistics), Word has centered and right tabs to center text around a tab mark or right align text.
	www.atarimagazines.com /creative/v11n7/46_Microsoft_Word_a_fullfe.php (2540 words)

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		Subject: MacWrite Pro 1.5 review (text file) This is a text file explaining why a rational person (well, most of the time) with heavy-duty word processing needs finally abandoned Microsoft Word and embraced MacWrite Pro--and why that same person feels that he has made a step UP.
		First, I discuss MacWrite Pro's weaknesses (most of which are more apparent than real); then I enumerate MacWrite Pro's strengths or what I like about it; and finally, I give you a few tips on how to use it, tailored to the prejudices of a long-time user of Word.
		MacWrite Pro has a variable that shows you the last time a document was modified, which I am now making heavy use of.
	hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu /HyperArchive/Archive/info/sft/macwrite-pro-15-review.txt (4191 words)

	5.1.1 Bold Text
		This means that communication from the program to MacWrite II is needed to select text, invoke the bold command, and delete the markers of the typesetting language.
		Communication from MacWrite II to the program is needed so that the program can identify which text to select and which text to delete.
		MacWrite II does not support such techniques, but it is still a worthwhile hypothetical comparison since in many situations it is a direct alternative to pixel data access.
	www.cs.umd.edu /hcil/pda/thesis/pda/node66.html (2239 words)

	10 MacWrite Study (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In order to determine to what extent their existing users’ models of that system influenced their interaction with this new system, a comparison group of 19 users with no previous knowledge of word processing or computing was investigated as well.
		The "observing users learning a system" scenario was left for the last of the 5 studies, to see if the users in the main group would draw on models they had acquired during the six month course, and in particular of the word processing they had been trained in at the beginning of the course.
		Once they arrived at ruler (most users had to be directed to the ruler by the co-investigator), half the users identified the double-spacing icon immediately, whereas the others went for the 6 lines/inch box or one of the other two spacing icons.
	www.cs.ucl.ac.uk /staff/a.sasse/thesis/chapter10.html (3267 words)

	Macworld: Macwrite Pro
		Does anyone know of an OS X app that will open MacWrite Pro, I have found eazy draw that willl open Macdraw Pro, but Macwrite is a bit of a problem.
		MacWrite Pro is an average, obsolescent word processor.
		The apps themselves (MacDraw Pro and MacWrite Pro) are superb so far ahead of their time as to still compete with present day word processors and vector drawing packages.
	www.macworld.com /forums/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=278520&an=0&page=37 (671 words)

	In the beginning was Word - and Macwrite
		After initializing your name and/or company into the startup window, the first thing you notice is something that looks a bit like the old MacWrite, and feels a bit like it, but with its extensive new additions, seems to have some uncanny resemblance more to the likes of Microsoft Word*.
		Claris seems to indicate in its newsletter that MacWrite II is not meant to replace MacWrite 1.5, just as MS Word is not meant to replace Write.
		Meanwhile, Microsoft has added more features to 4.0, with far more simplicity, while Claris presents MacWrite II as ''the essential word processor for today's business world.'' At the same time I note that there are still a few big tasks that one may want to use MacWriteII for (i.e.
	www.savetz.com /ku/ku/winegar_in_the_beginning_was_word_and_macwrite_september_1989.html (761 words)

	TidBITS#64/03-Jun-91
		All designed for System 7, Resolve, MacWrite Pro, MacProject II 2.6, and HyperCard 2.1 share a number of key features such as help, spell checking, and a number of interface controls.
		I saw a demo of Resolve and MacWrite Pro recently, and I was quite impressed.
		MacWrite Pro will reportedly show up sometime in the fall, Resolve sometime in mid-summer, and no word on the others.
	www.ssrc.hku.hk /tb-issues/TidBITS-064.html (2777 words)

	Old MacWrite and OSX - The macosxhints Forums
		DataViz removed support for ancient original MacWrite several iterations of MacLink Plus ago, and you can't RUN MacWrite unless you've got access to a machine that can do 24-bit mode (it isn't 32 bit clean).
		MacWrite Pro will read MacWrite II and we have been using MacWrite Pro in Classic for some time with no problems.
		If such turns out to be the case and Quill can't open them, it may be because they are too large for Quill.
	forums.macosxhints.com /showthread.php?t=12161 (384 words)

	Design Science: MathType TechNote 33:Using MathType 3.1 with MacWrite Pro 1.5 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The best way to bring MathType equations into a MacWrite Pro document is cut and paste.
		Switch to MacWrite Pro and place the insertion point where you would like to insert the equation.
		MacWrite Pro accepts equations saved as both types of EPS files and as PICT files.
	www.dessci.com /jp/support/tsn/TSN33.stm (516 words)

	Larry's Original Review of the Macintosh
		For the first 100 days, Apple is including two valuable programs, MacPaint and MacWrite free with the machine.
		MacWrite has most basic word processing features with one outstanding addition.
		The images you create in MacPaint can be integrated into documents produced on MacWrite, so you can create your own illustrated reports.
	www.pcanswer.com /articles/oldmac.htm (1490 words)

	Signal 22, March 1985, circulation 7,209
		If you still have a 128K Mac, the disk-based MacWrite gives you the larger capacity, but it is buggy and has not been "officially" released yet.
		Many users are eager to get the new MacWrite in order to use the Mac Spell Right integrated spelling checker from Assimilation Process, which requires a 3.5 or later version of MacWrite.
		That is not what the early versions of disk-based MacWrite do, as anyone who has tried a font or margin change on a 35-page document can tell you.
	www.semaphorecorp.com /ss/ss22.html (5551 words)

	WP3.1 vs. NW4 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In MacWrite Pro, if you apply the style "block quotation" to a paragraph, then change some aspect of the style definition, e.g.
		Since I switched from MacWrite 4.5 to Word 1.05 back in 1986, I have regarded styles as one of the biggest advantages a word processor has to offer over the typewriter.
		(MacWrite Pro and Word 6 also permit this.) In WordPerfect, you can assign text to a language on an ad hoc basis or as part of the definition of a style.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /~mac/wpnw.html (5194 words)

	WD: How to Open MacWrite Files in Word 6.0, 6.0.1 for the Mac
		Note that formatting applied to the text is lost; however, this is the only format that MacWrite can export besides the MacWrite format.
		MacWrite II files can be opened in Word 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, and 6.0.1 for the Macintosh if the MacWrite II converter is installed.
		The MacWrite II converter for Word 6.0 is available on the Supplemental File Conversions disk.
	support.microsoft.com /kb/133126 (292 words)

	The Scientist : Macintosh Word Processors Are Powerful But Flawed
		Before the spring of 1988, only three choices were available: MacWrite, the original Mac word processor, WriteNow, an expansive and inexpensive variation on the same theme; and Word, Microsoft’s powerful but inelegant program that achieved the rank of standard almost by default.
		The latest version of MacWrite (version 5.0) by an Apple progeny called Claris, of Mountain View, Calif., is the result of incremental improvements to the original; for instance, a spelling checker was added to the latest iteration.
		But MaCWrite is outdated and virtually useless for anything except the simplest tasks.
	www.the-scientist.com /article/display/8870 (911 words)

	FullWrite 2.0 Review (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But as a user of MacWrite Pro who is able to simply edit notes and headers directly in the document, I don't see the big advantage in having to click on an icon to the LEFT of what I'm interested in, in order to open a mini-window that lets me edit it.
		Perhaps the main reason that I think MacWrite Pro is superior to Nisus Writer 4 for most word processing tasks that don't require NW's advanced features is that MacWrite Pro has a very fine implementation of style sheets, while Nisus Writer's use of them is confused and confusing.
		The keyboard shortcut is easy to remember, since it's a variation of the standard Cmd-C and Cmd-V for copy and paste, but if you forget it, you have the menu command to fall back on--and the menu command even reminds you about the shortcut, so you can use it next time.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /~mac/fw2wp.html (3179 words)

	bradandkathy.com: wordperfect review
		MacWrite Pro, with its elegant interface, typical of Claris programs, simply lacks too many high-end features to be a real contender (and it's no speed-demon either).
		My favorite in the interface department, MacWrite Pro is due to be released in a Power Macintosh native version sometime this summer.
		If the speed of the PowerPC chip can bring it back up to MacWrite II speeds, I'll probably continue using MacWrite Pro as my primary word processor.
	www.bradandkathy.com /misc/wordperfect.html (1888 words)

	Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories: Cut, Paste and Crash
		There was lots of the usual sales hoopla, but the clear highlight of the event was the first-person training on the machine itself, where each salesperson would get to try out a Macintosh for the first time.
		The climax of the demo had them loading a MacPaint document, selecting an area and copying it to the clipboard, and then launching MacWrite and pasting the image into a MacWrite document, easily mixing text and graphics, which was very impressive back in those days.
		They were supposed to select and copy the sneaker and then paste it into MacWrite.
	www.folklore.org /StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Cut,_Paste_and_Crash.txt (1043 words)

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		The output is word-wrapped and has tab stops, so it should not be an eyestrain to read.
		But since 50% of the documentation distributed with mac software is MW 4.5 format, and the other 40% plain TEXT format, I don't think it will cause much of a problem.
		MacWrite 2.2 support could be added, if someone else beats me to it, or if there is an insane amount of registrations.
	web.mit.edu /jhawk/mnt/ss.b/mcread/mcREADME (916 words)

	Mossberg's Mailbox -- Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If you have a question, send it to me at mossberg@wsj.com, and I may select it to be answered here in Mossberg's Mailbox.
		A: Current versions of Word don't directly import files from MacWrite, which was the original word processor for the Mac when it was launched in 1984.
		But if you don't already have a printout, you won't be able to create one unless you can either find someone with an old Mac and MacWrite, or convert the file to a currently usable format.
	ptech.wsj.com /archive/print-mailbox-20030410.html (920 words)

	TidBITS: Claris Upgrades
		All designed for System 7, Resolve, MacWrite Pro, MacProject II 2.6, and HyperCard 2.1 share a number of key features such as help, spell checking, and a number of interface controls.
		I saw a demo of Resolve and MacWrite Pro recently, and I was quite impressed.
		MacWrite Pro will reportedly show up sometime in the fall, Resolve sometime in mid-summer, and no word on the others.
	db.tidbits.com /index.php?tbart=3501 (753 words)

	TidBITS - Opening old MacWrite files
		Once open cut and paste into MS word etc. I might even be able to find MacWrite II on a floppy.
		By the way, what I have in MacWrite is on my hard drive already installed.
		I am trying to transfer some files to a G4 on behalf of my father-in-law, Professor Turner (retired), to enable him to access some old research work so does anyone have a copy of MacWrite II or Pro that will run under Mac OS 9.
	www.tidbits.com /webx?7@9.1njwblVYp6j@.3c71323e/29 (1612 words)

	Hacking Data Compression - Lesson 3
		First up is a quick description of an algorithm that MacWrite used, then comes MTF (Move To Front) presented with an introduction to dictionary models, and finally digram coding.
		The latter is the most interesting from a theoretical viewpoint because the discussion of it leads into the ideas behind the most powerful compression schemes yet devised.
		The characters used by MacWrite are " etnroaisdlhcfp" (the space is significant here, and in fact is the most common character in English text).
	www.fadden.com /fadden.com/techmisc/hdc/lesson03.htm (3786 words)

	STN Express Macintosh v. 3.23 Read Me File (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Margins also need to be adjusted in MacWrite Pro (they are set to 0 inches).
		MacWrite II seems to do a better job with margins (please verify your settings).
		When exporting to MacWrite format, you will be prompted for font and character size settings.
	www.cas.org /Support/readme323.html (2867 words)

	Reading Online - Research: Assessing the Impact of Hypertext
		E-4...if you don't have HyperCard in the field...it won't show your writing but all you have to do is with MacWrite all you have to do is start to type.
		Using MacWrite you can't put the graphics over the text or the text over the graphics and you can do that in out program but on MacWrite it's just on word processing and you can't really combine graphics.
		E-4 (easier) MacWrite is a lot easier...you just start typing what you want to type.
	www.readingonline.org /research/impact/student5.htm (3163 words)

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