Aloha Lars,
You mentioned WP5 in this thread. I have some docs on disks that were
created in WP5. You know any FreeBSD based app like abiword that can
read them for transfer to a contemporary program?
Do you mean Word Perfect ?
Wordperfect-8.0 used to run on FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE was free,
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
Aloha Lars,
You mentioned WP5 in this thread. I have some docs on disks that were
created in WP5. You know any FreeBSD based app like abiword that can
read them for transfer to a contemporary program?
Do you mean Word Perfect ?
Wordperfect-8.0
Lars Eighner wrote:
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
Aloha Lars,
You mentioned WP5 in this thread. I have some docs on disks that were
created in WP5. You know any FreeBSD based app like abiword that can
read them for transfer to a contemporary program?
Do you mean
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 03:18:09PM -0700, scott mcclellan wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm
going through a midlife crisis).
Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and would like to gravitate
back to DOS (this is a thing of the ancient past for
Lars Eighner luvbeas...@larseighner.com writes:
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
Aloha Lars,
You mentioned WP5 in this thread. I have some docs on disks that were
created in WP5. You know any FreeBSD based app like abiword that can
read them for transfer to a contemporary
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:21:57PM -0500, Lars Eighner wrote:
They all have true multiprocessing so you can switch from one command
line environment (virtual terminal) to another with a keystroke.
Do you mean multitasking here, rather than multiprocessing?
--
Chad Perrin [ original content
per...@pluto.rain.com wrote:
Lars Eighner luvbeas...@larseighner.com wrote:
You might, for example, still have your copy of WP 5 -- I do.
But printers that work with the printer drivers are now museum
pieces ...
With the notable exception of PostScript printers. WP5 probably had
a driver
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Al Plant n...@hdk5.net wrote:
per...@pluto.rain.com wrote:
[...]
Aloha all:
Thanks for the many helpful suggestions for WP5 (was ancestor of WP 7 - 8 I
think).
I'll have plenty ideas to try.
Funny thing is that the OP never replied!
--
Alejandro Imass
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm going
through a midlife crisis).
Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and would like to gravitate back to
DOS (this is a thing of the ancient past for me 30 years - on a TRS-80). I know
remember extremely little of OS
On 2011-08-19 00:18, scott mcclellan wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm going
through a midlife crisis).
Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and would like to gravitate back to
DOS (this is a thing of the ancient past for me 30 years - on a
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:18:09 -0700 (PDT), scott mcclellan wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or
maybe I'm going through a midlife crisis).
Pick FreeBSD as an OS, it will be a benefit for your UNIX
skills and your productivity, as well as for your opinion
about
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:18:09 -0700 (PDT)
scott mcclellan rockabye...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm
going through a midlife crisis).
Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and would like to gravitate
back to DOS (this is a thing of the
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 03:18:09PM -0700, scott mcclellan wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm
going through a midlife crisis).
Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and would like to gravitate
back to DOS (this is a thing of the ancient past for me
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, scott mcclellan wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm going
through a midlife crisis). Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and
would like to gravitate back to DOS (this is a thing of the ancient past
for me 30 years - on a
Lars Eighner wrote:
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, scott mcclellan wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm
going
through a midlife crisis). Currently run Wimdows (point and click), and
would like to gravitate back to DOS (this is a thing of the ancient past
for me
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
[...]
Furthermore, I always thought the TRS-80 ran CP/M, not DOS,
but I could be wrong as I (1st) didn't do any research on
it (first sin!) and (2nd) don't own one so I could check.
They ran many things. I had several, even
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Al Plant wrote:
Aloha Lars,
You mentioned WP5 in this thread. I have some docs on disks that were created
in WP5. You know any FreeBSD based app like abiword that can read them for
transfer to a contemporary program?
I don't know of anything. If I recall correctly,
Quoth Lars Eighner on Thursday, 18 August 2011:
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Al Plant wrote:
Aloha Lars,
You mentioned WP5 in this thread. I have some docs on disks that were
created in WP5. You know any FreeBSD based app like abiword that can read
them for transfer to a contemporary program?
On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:18:09 -0700 (PDT)
scott mcclellan rockabye...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm looking to try something different with my machine (or maybe I'm
going through a midlife crisis).
Hey, learning new things is never bad. Not to do so is to stagnate. I
was in my late 30s myself when I
Lars Eighner luvbeas...@larseighner.com wrote:
You might, for example, still have your copy of WP 5 -- I do.
But printers that work with the printer drivers are now museum
pieces ...
With the notable exception of PostScript printers. WP5 probably had
a driver for the Apple LaserWriter, and
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