Klarinet Archive - Posting 000323.txt from 1995/09

From: NANCY BUCKMAN <ZNJB@-----.US>
Subj: Re: Music (and other) software
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 10:02:08 -0400

I would like a copy of the brochure, please and thank you!

Nancy Buckman
254 Kenwood Rd.
Pasadena, MD 21122

Znjb@-----.us

>re: jim freeman (collnjim@-----.edu)
>>> to all those who have written about music software: thank you, thank
>>> you! the information has been very helpful, and has given me enough
>>> knowledge to start the hunt.
>
>I just joined the Klarinet list and saw the music software thread. I use
>SongWright, a DOS program, so not hugely memory-hungry, and although I
>haven't had time to use it much, I found it rather simple to use once my
>fingers got used to the commands (it supports a mouse, but I find entering
>notes from the keyboard [computer, not midi] easier and faster than mouse
>input. Note editing is also easy. The program was $120 when I bought it a
>year ago. According to the promotional material, a lot of colleges and
>symphonies use it.
>
>If you like doing stuff on computer, the program supports user-defined
>keyboard macros and an "undo" feature for those inevitable mistakes.
>
>If you would like more info, I would be happy to snail-mail you a copy of the
>brochure.
>
>Bruce
>
>P. S.
>
>In the area of software, are you happy with your current word processing
>package? I use Geoworks, a word processing and desktop publishing program,
>along with a simple and elegant file manager, an easy to use data base and a
>spreadsheet. I find it MUCH better and easier (and FAR more intuitive and
>truly enjoyable to use) than anything I have seen produced for Windows, and
>for $80+shipping, its a great value. It is based on its own operating
>environment (called GEOS), and applications written for it are available both
>on AOL and the Internet, and others, I'm sure. I like the suite of programs
>so much that I cannot help spreading the word, and a larger installed base
>means more third-party software development, a good situation for everyone.
> I would be happy to send you along information about that, too. Please let
>me know via e-mail, as I am already falling behind on the Klarinet list! For
>those on AOL, I can upload the shareware version to you in the form of a
>self-extracting zip file.
>
>Bruce

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