What is miniWRITER?

miniWRITER is a shareware text processor desk accessory with a word count feature and smart quotes.

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Back in the days when MacWrite could handle only one open document at a time, many of us got to know David Dunham’s miniWriter very well. It was the only effective way to cut and paste between documents or to work on multiple files at the same time. Back then a handy DA text editor was a godsend, and miniWriter hasn't lost its luster.

miniWriter is the best note-writing DA, far outshining Apple's weak Notepad. Designed for dotmatrix printers (miniWriter has a custom font that looks unusually good when you use an ImageWriter), it prints very well on laser and inkjet printers too.

Features include the ability to convert plain quotes (") to the better- looking curly, or printer's, quotes (“”) and the ability to remove curly quotes (necessary for much telecommunications work). The Find feature works well. You can set the typeface and size for the whole document but not for individual words. Only files in text format can be opened and handled. If you want fancy formatting, you have to use your word processor rather than miniWriter. Overall, miniWriter has a slick feel and is easy to use. I've tried fancier text-editing DAs, but I always go back to miniWriter.

Bobker, Steven. (October 1990). Bobker's Dozen. MacUser. (pg. 49).

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Architecture

Motorola 68K

Compatibility notes

A Mac OS that supports desk accessories. (System 1-6, System 7-9 can work but not well.)

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Mini vMac