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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: motrucker on September 02, 2009, 03:11:30 PM

Title: FA: Final Writer - rare version
Post by: motrucker on September 02, 2009, 03:11:30 PM
I am selling my copy of Softwood Inc.'s Final Writer for Windows 95. It may work with Windows 98, but nothing newer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Final-Writer-for-Windows-95_W0QQitemZ170378140899QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27ab541ce3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

This is an excellent word processor, and very easy to use (good thing - I've lost the manual) Starting price is cheap...
Title: Re: FA: Final Writer - rare version
Post by: Homer on September 02, 2009, 03:32:58 PM
Hmm, I've got a copy of that somewhere. Made it easy to move documents between the Miggy and a pc. Must sort out what else I have in the loft  :elvis:
Title: Re: FA: Final Writer - rare version
Post by: motrucker on September 04, 2009, 05:46:12 PM
It is a good program.
Do you (or any one?) remember if this software sold retail, or was it just offered to Final Writer Amiga users by Softwood.
Title: Re: FA: Final Writer - rare version
Post by: mpiva on September 04, 2009, 07:38:29 PM
Quote from: motrucker;522087
It is a good program.
Do you (or any one?) remember if this software sold retail, or was it just offered to Final Writer Amiga users by Softwood.



I don't think it ever was offered on its own.  I own a copy of the Windows version and, from what I remember, it came it came with FinalWriter 97 when I bought it.  It was actually quite a nice program.  It has the same GUI layout as the Amiga version and most of the functionality. Of course, it had no AREXX support and I don't think it supported FinalWriter's unique textbox functionality but it actually had better font support.  Also, you could choose to save you docs as either an "Amiga" FinalWriter file or a "Windows" FinalWriter file.  I'm not sure the rational behind this as FinalWriter97 couldn't open the "Windows" FinalWriter file.

Before laptops were fast enough to run WinUAE, Windows FinalWriter was a great way to work on your Amiga docs on the go.