[ Thanks to Jem
Matzan for this link. ]
“Word processing programs have come a long way since I first
used WordStar on an old DEC CP/M machine back in the 80s. But
despite the drastic difference between then and now, there is so
little difference between today’s offerings and those of three
years ago. Word processing programs have more or less stagnated,
and that has given small companies and open-source projects the
advantage they needed to create excellent low-cost or free
alternatives to the ubiquitous Microsoft Word.“And there are many free alternatives, but the question is how
heavy-duty are these programs? AbiWord and KWrite are outstanding
for small documents, but lack the features necessary to really be
productive in writing larger academic or professional projects. So
in this article we’re going to compare the features and benefits of
the heavy hitters in the word processor world, both Free and
proprietary, low-cost and high-cost…”