Re: A New Windows Outliner (?)

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Posted by jsmith
2000-08-08 07:18:44

I was a die-hard outline user (ThinkTank for Apple, ThinkTank for MSDOS, PC Outline, Grandview, and MaxThink) from the early 80’s to the early 90’s, but they then seemed to disappear when Windows took over. I agree that the Windows versions lack the functionality of the DOS-based outliners (i.e., they format the outline, and little else). I have tried Inspiration and VisiMap (British). Ecco had better outlining features than most Windows word processors, which isn’t saying much.

Neil Larson told me several years ago that he was going to write a Windows version of MaxThink using Delphi, but it never materialized. I have emailed him several times to ask about its status, and he never responsed to my requests. Like you, I still rely on DOS-based outliners, but some don’t get along with Windows AT ALL. If you hear of a decent program, please let us all know!

Jeffery Smith, Ph.D.
Dean of Academic Affairs
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA

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