From: tooraj@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au (Tooraj Enayati)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: PERSIAN WordProcessor, To Be or Not To Be
Date: 23 Aug 92 14:07:51 GMT
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.

farzin@apollo3d.apollo3.ntt.JP (Farzin Mokhtarian) writes:

>In article <1992Aug22.060815.28864@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> kbahrami@lonestar.utsa.edu (Kambiz J. Bahrami) writes:


> +  I like to know if there is a shareware Persian wordprocessor out there
> +  or not.  You see, in the past few weeks, to break the monotny of
> +  studying for my finance and accounting classes, I have been trying out
> +  my Pascal and C++ compilers.  The end result is that I ended up writing
> +  a set of programs that with some modifications can be turned into a
> +  Persian wordprocessor.  Thus, my question, is there a shareware
> +  Persian wordprocessor out there?  If the answer is no, then I will
> +  finish up with my coding, otherwise this has been just a practice
> +  in coding for me.  The following is a list of specifications and some
>                                     
>                                                
>You might want to check out the following:
>                                     
>> From KayhAn HavAee # 994:
>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>  From the ad section: The best Persian/Multilingual document
>>  processor available! Now for your IBM PC compatible with 
>>  Microsoft Windows (TM). Call (801) 377-4558 today!
>>  Eastern Language Systems, 39 West 300 North, Provo, Utah 84601
>>  Fax: (801) 377-2200.

>                      
> - Farzin
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>              

That is hardly a shareware product, it costs around $800, as far as I
can remember. However there is a shareware Persian WP, called INTEXT,
which is abit old. It does the trick. It run in CGA or monochrome and
only prints on 9 or 24 pin printers (no laser printer support provided.)

I also have a copy of a demo - fully functional though - which I think I 
downloaded it from tehran or may be it was posted to SCI - can't recall) 
it is called arya, looks all right, (haven't yet managed to get it 
print on my printer -though) If you can't find it at tehran.stanford, 
I'll upload it to tehran. It only supports Epson FX type printers. I has
some address in Tehran (Iran not stanford) that you can communicate with
the publisher and ask for full featured versions.

I have another copy of a program, which I don't know if it is shareware
or not. This one works all right. It is called International Words or
something like that. If there is any interest, I'll check it out, if
shareware, I'll upload it, otherwise I'll give you the
publisher/writer's address.

Both of the programs are for IBM compat. and turn your keyboard into a
Persian keyboard and you can see what you are typing.

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Tooraj Enayati     Melbourne     Australia     tooraj@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au
Monash University       Robotic and Digital Technology       (Graduate/Alumni)
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