actually printing the results required the Atari 850 interface and a parallel printer like the Atari 825 or the widely recommended Epson MX-80. While the program was feature-packed, including support for things like two-column layout and super- and sub-scripting, reviewers all pointed out that it was very difficult to use. In addition to an extensive set of editing commands using control keys, including cursor commands that did not use the system's own cursor keys, more complex operations like loading documents or printing required trips through multi-level text menus. As these were essentially impossible to remember, a quick-reference sheet was included and the documentation was designed to stand up on a desk for continual use. Word Processor was not the only word processor in the early days of the platform. Reviews from 1982 generally also considered Text Wizard from Datasoft and Letter Perfect from LKJ. Both of these programs were much simpler in terms of features, but could run on any machine in the lineup and were far easier to use. These easily outsold Atari's program for both of these reasons, and Text Wizard was often considered the best-buy, and Letter Perfect the best overall. Atari's was never recommended. AtariWriter Sometime in late 1981, Gary Furr left his job at GTE where he wrote specifications for applications software for government contractors. Moving to Atari, Furr and product manager Peggy Allen soon began planning to replace Word Processor. Instead of modifying Word Processor, they decided to abandon it entirely. Ironically, Furr wrote the design specification in March or April 1982 using Word Processor. A month or two later, they found that there were not enough programmers available in the company to write the program they specified. Instead, they hired the author of Text Wizard, 15-year-old William Robinson, to modify that program to run in a ROM cartridge. Robinson had written Text Wizard for the LA-based software company Datasoft, and it had garnered good reviews while running in very little RAM. At the time, bank switching cartridges were not common, but the Atari machines had always included the little-used ability to include up to 16 kB in a single cart. This would allow it to run on any machine in the lineup, even early-model 400's and the later 600XL which came with only 16 kB of RAM. It also meant there was no requirement for a floppy disk, and documents could be saved