Software Reviews : NOTA BENE,Version 3.0 Reviewed by Rodney Muth,Fordham University Publisher: Dragonfly Software,285 West Broadway,Suite 600,New York,NY 10013-2204 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1988 Materials: Nine 5.50-inch or five 3.50-inch disks,one manual,one quick reference guide,one tutorial guide,one customization and programming guide,and one installation guide Price: $495 ($275 for students;discounts available from Modem Language Association);$125-195 each for Special Language Supplements Machine Specificity: IBM PC,XT,AT,PS/2,most compatibles System Requirements: Minimum 512K,DOS 2.0 or above,two floppy drives or floppy drive and hard disk Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good to Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

NOTA BENE is a superior text processor that places a full array of features at your fingertips, making it competitive with major programs such as WORDPERFECT and MICROSOFT WORD. Its sophistication and complexity are accessible easily through its logical organization, menu structure and alternate command system, file handling capabilities, and tremendous speed. Its text base, spelling checker, and thesaurus add to the panoply of features that make NOTA BENE the academic's choice.