Talk:WordStar
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[edit] Authoring Info
Authoring info is divergent...
[edit] Dot Commands
WordStar also had several Dot Commands which were placed on the first line of a document immediately after a dot (period) as the first character in the line.
WordStar for DOS command reference http://www.wordstar.org/wsdos/kb/Q2002.htm
[edit] WordStar Emulation
I added a section about making modern software run as if it were WordStar. --Tomzc 21:58, 7 November 2007 (UTC)tomzc
[edit] Download Location
Does anybody know of a location I can download WordStar for dos or windows or both?
[edit] Windows Version Screenshot
Can anybody find a screenshot of the windows version?
Yes, I've uploaded a screenshot here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wswin.gif#file --Tomzc 22:33, 7 November 2007 (UTC)tomzc
[edit] DisplayWrite Confusion
Both DisplayWrite and DisplayWriter is mentioned in the article. My understanding is that DisplayWrite was the application and Displaywriter (note the capitalization) was the system (the computer and the software). What exactly is DisplayWriter in the text referring to? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andreas Toth (talk • contribs) 02:18, 22 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Abandonware, Surely?
The article emphatically says Wordstar is not abandonware, but abandonware is defined as software that is no longer purchasable and is outdate (in some unspecified way). Given that you can't purchase Wordstar from the copyright holder, and you apparently can't purchase it from any resellers (according to the user's group site) except maybe one Indian vendor that sells sometimes-corrupted floppies, I'd say it is definitively abandonware.rcousine (talk) 20:13, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] ahead or behind?
The article says "led to the former product being scrapped and the latter product released years ahead of its originally scheduled launch date". It was released years ahead of the scheduled date, or behind? Usually when there are problems, the software is late, not early. Bubba73 (talk), 06:22, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Wsico.PNG
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