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To give an opposite opinion form the same time period. I found WordStar much more difficult to come to grips with than WordPerfect. WordPerfect 4.2 with a XT la
by tssva 5y ago
To give an opposite opinion form the same time period. I found WordStar much more difficult to come to grips with than WordPerfect. WordPerfect 4.2 with a XT layout keyboard is by far my favorite word processor experience to date.
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- zabzonk 5y agoI could never get to grips with WP's use of function keys. In fact, I hate all software that uses function keys.
- xbar 5y agoF7 to save. Seriously, if I could still use WordPerfect 4.2 today, I would. I would put up with 5.1 if necessary.
- lproven 5y agoThe Linux version is freeware now: https://xwp8users.com/ https://xwp8users.com/
- app4soft 5y ago> The Linux version is freeware now I can't see such statement on linked site; instead its clarifies to use "legitimate copy": > This site provides information designed to assist an owner of a legitimate copy of a version of WordPerfect, who desires to use it on a current Linux distro, in doing so. BTW, Here is Reddit thread[0] & screenshot[1] posted in comments. [0] https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/cgw9f5/using_wordperfect_81_for_linux_the_final_32bit/ https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/cgw9f5/using_wordper... [1] https://i.imgur.com/mhZ4Ahm.png https://i.imgur.com/mhZ4Ahm.png
- lproven 5y agoIt was released for free in 1998: https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-78/corel-release-free-wordperfect-8-linux https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-78/corel-release-free-wor... http://www.iitk.ac.in/LDP/FAQ/pdf/WordPerfect-Linux-FAQ.pdf http://www.iitk.ac.in/LDP/FAQ/pdf/WordPerfect-Linux-FAQ.pdf The free version can still be found out there: https://tldp.org/FAQ/WordPerfect-Linux-FAQ/downloadwp8.html https://tldp.org/FAQ/WordPerfect-Linux-FAQ/downloadwp8.html
- kcartlidge 5y ago> Seriously, if I could still use WordPerfect 4.2 today, I would. I would put up with 5.1 if necessary. Have a gander here: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/ http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/ It's all about how to (productively) use DOS versions of WordPerfect on modern Windows.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoI love function keys but I hated the combos that WP used. There were just too many.
- gramie 5y agoI was used to WP´s function keys; I don´t have much trouble switching between editors and word processors. The thing that WordPerfect had that I still miss was ¨Reveal Codes¨, which would show you the exact placement and ordering of normally invisible codes (bold on/off, mark for index, hard page break, etc.) Being able to see exactly what has screwed up your document´s formatting was a godsend. In MS Word it´s often easier to just recreate a document than to try and fix the screwed up formatting of an existing document.
- rhabarba 5y agoI also dig the XT layout. I never tried my Model F XT with WordTsar though. I probably should!
- bolangi 5y agoXyWrite was the bees knees of that era, IMO. But far be it from me to make it a religious debate :-)
- kcartlidge 5y agoWordPerfect 4.2 (specifically that version) is to my mind one of the best pieces of software ever created. And amazingly it was written in x86 assembly language.