Wordstar, originally from micropro, was a popular word processor during the early 80s. Wordstar was a small, neat and efficient way of creating files that you mostly needed on your computer, rather than printed off, maybe. I assume the same procedure will work on a 32bit windows 7 system and quite possibly later versions of windows. Folks who use the command line a lot usually place a shortcut icon to it on their desktop. Wordstar resources for wordstar for dos, wordstar 2000 for dos, and wordstar for windows. Commands part ii by victor frankfor more than 15 years, four companies, and all these nonwindows versions, wordstar maintained backwards command compatibility. The company purchased legacy, an existing windowsbased word processor, which was altered and released as wordstar for windows in 1991. Xoom also released a version of wordstar for windows 2. As explained below, i am running wordstar 6 for dos on a windows 7 64bit computer using vdos. This means that i cant print anything to paper from within wordstar. Big but not unwieldy, powerful but not too complex, packed with desktop publishing features and advanced integration capabilities for power userswordstar 6.
It was ported to a number of cpm architectures as well as unix and pcmsdos. Exe to strip off the high bit, if i need to import the file as. Running wordstar for dos under windows vdosplus to the rescue. As explained below, i managed to get wordstar 6 for dos running on a windows 7 64 bit computer using dosbox. You did not state the the platform which you are using, but i am assuming it is windows. I am running wordstar 6 for dos on a windows 7 64bit computer using vdos. The branch of ooo which opens wordstar files is staroffice 5. Hi folks why not run a windows version that wordstar still runs on as a virtual machine. Running wordstar 6 on windows 7 using dosbox disclaimer. Running wordstar 6 on windows 7 using vdos thanks to dennis mccunney for helping me learn how to set vdos up.
If you know the wordstar interface but havent taken a look at the program in a few years, youll welcome its new power and versatility. In a file browser, go to the wordstar directory and run the convert. Other solutions as an elementary word processing program use wordpad i think its still included with windows 10, other free office things such as libreoffice or kingsoft office etc. I assume this same procedure will work on a 32bit windows 7 system and quite possibly later versions of windows. The program converts your wordstar files to plain text and writes them out as new files in the same directory. The company purchased legacy, an existing windows based word processor, which was altered and released as wordstar for windows in 1991. How to convert wordstar files to plain text ascii and. Im a hugo and nebula awardwinning sciencefiction writer, and ive been using wordstar since 1983, writing all 24 of my novels with it. Does the wordstar emulator work on win10 windows 10 forums. Wordstar command summary by victor frankthe editor of the sanyo pc hackers newsletter, victor frank, is an unabashed wordstar loyalist, having purchased and used almost every version of this program from the cpm80 versions developed by seymour rubinstein, founder of micropro international to the 7. Also home site for the wordstar command emulator addin for microsoft word.
The program converts your wordstar files to plain text and writes them out as new files in the same directory, with. Let us know, and make the ucla knowledge base a little bit better. Wordstar free download wordstar was a very powerful, compact dosbased text processor. In the early 90s, microsoft word for windows took over. It competed directly against many word processors, including wordperfect, microsoft word for dos, and multimate. To open and convert old wordstar for dos files in microsoft word, you will need a converter, which is currently available at. Like many other producers of successful dos applications, wordstar international delayed before deciding to make a version for the commercially successful windows 3. Convert wordstar files to plain text ascii and microsoft. But so far, ive been unable to solve the printer problem which i explain at the end of this post. Wordstar for windows was also released under the name wordstar personal writer, and is a development of wordstar legacy itself developed from a program called legacy.
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