XyWrite Redux

[CyberPunk]

The first thing I noticed was the speed of the Program. My Dad had an old DOS machine on which he ran Word Processors. Ancient MS DOS programs like WordStar, WordPerfect (Pre-Corel) and of course Xyquest's XyWrite. It was written in assembler code and was lightning fast. He had to save twice on an old 8086 just to make sure it had happened. Word Processors, Spreadsheets and Databases were the Big Three of computer software. There were still debates over GUI and command-line software. Microsoft Word with its Cartoon Scissors and Paste Pot (replete with cap and brush) was the Death of DOS. My dad, a short-story writer, stepped over the rope, and at times wistfully looked back. There are people who never heard the sound of a type-writer, and using Atlantis for the first time must have been a retro-shock from the future.

[admin]

Sounds can be turned off in Atlantis (click the "Disable All" button in the "Tools | Sounds..." window).

Thanks for your comments.

[Virgil]

In my DOS days, I used PC-Write and VDE, both of which were lightning fast, like XyWrite (which I never had the pleasure of using). In the Windows world, Atlantis is the closest equivalent to these full-featured, but minimal, programs. Even in this day of multi-gigabyte hard drives, small, lean, and efficient software is still very much appreciated. Over the years, I have used a variety of word processing programs including WordPerfect, MS-Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, LyX, LaTeX, and Lotus Symphony. No matter what I use, I always come back to Atlantis. It does what I need, quickly and effectively. It's a great program.

btw, I love the typewriter sounds; the sensory feedback actually assists in my text input.

Virgil