Comments on: In defense of Wordstar https://dfarq.homeip.net/in-defense-of-wordstar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-defense-of-wordstar David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:15:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/in-defense-of-wordstar/#comment-1445 Thu, 24 Oct 2002 01:32:50 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=288#comment-1445 comment Was a time Word Star was at least everybody’s second word processor with a lot of Borland software copying parts of the user interface.

Last I knew the Dept. of Agriculture was using DOS based xbase (FoxPro) and DOS based Wordperfect to store price data and generate market newsletters to vendors for agricultural products – market clearing prices and quantities in major markets and at major ports of entry.

I suspect all the 1’s and 0’s on my floppies have long since converged to the .5’s though.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/in-defense-of-wordstar/#comment-1444 Mon, 21 Oct 2002 21:25:42 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=288#comment-1444 Sounds remarkable like Naval Security Group. When I retired in 1998 we were still using Word Perfect.

I have trouble with MS Word. It’s not as flexible as WP is to me.

When I bought my Gateway in 99, I actually went and purchased WP for it.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/in-defense-of-wordstar/#comment-1457 Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:50:34 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=288#comment-1457 Going against the grain of conventional thinking is pretty hard.

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