Mariner Write 1.3. (Mariner Software's word processing software) (Software Review)(Evaluation) From: Macworld | Date: March 1, 1997| Author: Pogue, David | COPYRIGHT 1997 Mac Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Mariner Software's $69.95 Mariner Write 1.3 word processing software provides an excellent array of basic writing features while using only a minimum of system resources. Mariner requires only 1MB of hard disk space, 1.25MB of RAM and launches faster than larger programs. Mariner includes drag and drop capability, support for WorldScript, a movable tool bar, kerning, text wrapping, a WYSIWYG font display and ten levels of Undo. Mariner also offers various background and text coloring features...

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