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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:24:21 +0000
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On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:02:06 -0000 (UTC), RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>I do too. I can pick Jstar (WordStar variant of JOE) as my editor. That sold 
>me.

just for fun . . .

(using Tor Browser 13.0.13)
https://winworldpc.com/product/wordstar/300
>WordStar 3.00
>WordStar, originally from MicroPro, was a popular word processor during the
>early 80s. It was ported to a number of CP/M architectures as well as Unix
>and PC/MS-DOS. It competed directly against many word processors, including
>WordPerfect, Microsoft Word for DOS, and Multimate. By the late 80s most
>business word processing had moved to WordPerfect. In the early 90s, Microsoft
>Word for Windows took over.
>Also see a history of WordStar: A Potted History of WordStar and some earlier
>0.x versions at The WordStar Collection
>Wanted: Pre-1.0 versions were sold publicly. WordStar 0.87 redump, WordStar
>0.89, WordStar 0.91, WordStar 0.92, (Google results indicate these existed)
>WordStar 1.0. Early WordStar 2.0 releases were reported to be copy protected.
>Available releases
> 0.x/1.x
> 2.x
> 3.00 (current)
> 3.30
> for PCjr
> 2000
> 4.0
> 1512
> 5.0
> COLT
> 5.5
> 6
> 1.5 for Windows
> 7
> 2.0 for Windows
>Release notes
>Wanted: Wordstar 3.00 for PC/MS-DOS. Reportedly 3.0 was the first version available for DOS.
>Information
>Product type
> Application Word Processor 
>Vendor
> MicroPro
>Release date
> 1982
>Minimum CPU
> Z80
>User interface
> Text
>Platform
> CPM 
>Download count
> 35 (1 for release)
>Downloads
>Download name                                Version         Language  Architecture  File size Downloads
> WordStar 3.00 for CPM Manuals               3.00 for CPM    English   [Z80]         17.19MB   0
> WordStar 3.00 for CPM-80 (files)            3.00 for CPM-80 English   [Z80]        189.76KB   0
> https://winworldpc.com/download/08c3841f-c383-c398-c2b3-11c3a5c28f13
> https://winworldpc.com/download/08c3841f-c383-c398-c2b3-11c3a5c28f13/from/c3ae6ee2-8099-713d-3411-c3a6e280947e
  ("WordStar 3.00 for CPM-80 (files).7z" ; 188 KB / 192,512 bytes)
> WordStar 3.01 for CPM-80 (1982) (5.25-DSQD) 3.01 for CPM-80 English   [Z80]         11.05MB   0
> https://winworldpc.com/download/348b9ab2-df7d-11ec-8dc3-0200008a0da4
> https://winworldpc.com/download/348b9ab2-df7d-11ec-8dc3-0200008a0da4/from/c3ae6ee2-8099-713d-3411-c3a6e280947e
  ("WordStar 3.01 for CPM-80 (1982) (5.25-DSQD).7z" ; 10.5 MB / 11,055,104 bytes)
> WordStar 3.01 for CPM-80 Manuals (1982)     3.01 for CPM-80 English   [Z80]        145.37MB   0
>Comments
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