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Subject:XyWriters? From:Laurence Burrows <burrows -at- IBM -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:48:27 +1000
Danny Ramsey asked:
<< Anyone out there still use XyWrite for technical documentation.
<< I need help formatting a reference manual using XyWrite.xxx wrote:
I just looked at my copy of Lotus WordPro 97 and it claims to import
XyWrite Dos/Windows files.
Onec you have the files imported, you could use WordPro to edit them or
export the files in one of the myriad formats WordPro supports (even mif!)
Historical note--I think WordPro was developed from Samna's Ami) which in
turn had it's roots in ZyWrite...
