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F7 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 ago
  The 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 ago
      It 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.