MagicWand

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Magic Wand text editor. Later, this became PeachText by PeachtreeSoftware?.

Magic Wand text editor. Later, this became PeachText by Peachtree Software.

Changed: 10c10,18

We don't have much info on this text editor. Can anybody classify it?

* Full screen text editing, featuring "single stroke control keys" including using the function keys available on the end-user's terminal.

* Full text formatting commands, allowing the setting of page features such as text justification, line spacing, widow/orphan management, and margins. Other features mentioned in this category include bold and underline (broken and solid) capability. "You may change any of these commands at run-time /without reformatting the file/." (original emphasis)

* Merging with external data files, "with either fixed length or sequential records," allowing the generation of reports or form letters.

* User-defined Variables. The MAGIC WAND allowed a maximum of 128 variables of up to 55 characters per variable. There was a seven-character limit on variable names. According to the ad copy, the variables were stored as strings, but could be treated as integers- allowing comma or decimal notation (e.g., 1,000,000.00), as well as the ability to increment or decrement the value.

* Conditional commands. It seems as though MAGIC WAND allowed certain portions of a file to be printed or not as determined by a "straight-forward IF statement."

Removed: 12d19

One of the CPMEditorFamily, running on early 8 bit micros --DMcCunney

 Magic Wand text editor.  Later, this became PeachText by Peachtree Software.

 Authors:   Les Pinter, Mike Griffin and Bill Radding 
 Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Wand_(software)
 Download:  http://landover.no-ip.com/cpmcomm/text/Magicwnd.zip
 Family:    CPMEditorFamily
 Platform:  CP/M
 License:   Commercial

Full screen text editing, featuring "single stroke control keys" including using the function keys available on the end-user's terminal.

Full text formatting commands, allowing the setting of page features such as text justification, line spacing, widow/orphan management, and margins. Other features mentioned in this category include bold and underline (broken and solid) capability. "You may change any of these commands at run-time /without reformatting the file/." (original emphasis)

Merging with external data files, "with either fixed length or sequential records," allowing the generation of reports or form letters.

User-defined Variables. The MAGIC WAND allowed a maximum of 128 variables of up to 55 characters per variable. There was a seven-character limit on variable names. According to the ad copy, the variables were stored as strings, but could be treated as integers- allowing comma or decimal notation (e.g., 1,000,000.00), as well as the ability to increment or decrement the value.

Conditional commands. It seems as though MAGIC WAND allowed certain portions of a file to be printed or not as determined by a "straight-forward IF statement."