Do no try to get a decent word processor on punch cards, instead, try to punch holes on cards by yourself, then u will found that there is no word precessor.
Yes, it is hell slow to run GUI application in java on linux box. But Hey! U can't actually complain about it. I found that there is not much slower to run Sun's forte for java in java under Win9x than Emacs under Linux.
Ya, I think Java is the best solution for you.
Do no try to get a decent word processor on punch cards, instead, try to punch holes on cards by yourself, then u will found that there is no word precessor.
Yes, it is hell slow to run GUI application in java on linux box. But Hey! U can't actually complain about it. I found that there is not much slower to run Sun's forte for java in java under Win9x than Emacs under Linux.