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Attorney ancestors?

• webmaven 6y ago
  > Attorney ancestors? GP probably meant something like "forerunners" or "predecessors"; some form of "those who came before" that doesn't necessarily imply a familial relationship.
• ghaff 6y ago
  It's just a cutesy way of saying a long time ago when all the lawyers used Wordperfect. (A word processing program that I hated almost as much as Wordstar.)
  • Spooky23 6y ago
    In some places, not so long ago :)
    • ghaff 6y ago
      I imagine a lot of big law offices still have computers with WordPerfect on them so they can read old files if necessary.
      • slavik81 6y ago
        WordPerfect is still maintained by Corel. The most recent release was in May. They also maintain PaintShop Pro, WinDVD, and WinZip. I think they're running a retirement home for distinguished software products.
        • Spooky23 6y ago
          Corel is the Microfocus of client software! The thing is I get why people hang on to COBOL or Attachmate. The company licensing WinZip is the puzzler to me! :)
  • tjalfi 6y ago
    They are still out there. Last year we recruited an attorney from a firm that still uses WordPerfect for all their documents.
    • int_19h 6y ago
      There are still law firms that require all their attorneys to use WordPerfect.