word processor wanted

[Bear in SFO]

Emacs...

At 07:20 AM 10/17/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>I recently aquired the Linux shell box from my ISP when it was being
>taken out of service.  I had planned to merge stuff from my old DOS
>system with the Linux system to make a dual boot system with speech
>synthesizer support for both operating systems.  However, my old hard
>drive with all of my DOS stuff on it failed to spin up after it was
>removed from its old home in my antique tower.  So, I am now doing
>everything with Linux and Speakup--not a bad thing certainly, but I
>need to get a few more things running to complete the transition.
>The most important thing I need to get running ASAP is a word
>processor.  I used Word Perfect since 1987, but I am willing to learn
>something new to get things going on Linux if I need to.  I think Red
>Hat offers a business package which includes a recent version of Word
>Perfect, but I am not in a position to shell out that kind of money
>right now.  Is there a word processor out there somewhere that works
>with Speakup and Slackware Linux 8.0?  I suppose I could start
>writing my own wordd processor in C, but that would be a big project,
>and I do not have the time to take on such a monster right now.  I do
>not need anything too fancy--it needs to let me edit text which will
>be printed onto several pages, must include word wrap, and a built in
>spell checker would be nice.  Any hints about where I might findd
>such a creature will be appreciated, and I will also appreciate any
>pointers to more complex word processors for Linux.  Linux is great,
>Speakup is great, I just need to get a few more tools working to
>really get this machine working for me.
>
>Thanks for your tips, and have a _great_ day!
>
>
>--
>Ralph.  N6BNO.  Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O.
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