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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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On 2025-06-06 06:46, c186282 wrote:
> On 6/5/25 7:15 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2025-06-05 10:49, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 04/06/2025 23:58, c186282 wrote:
>>>> On 6/4/25 4:21 PM, rbowman wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 20:47:08 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

....

>>>>    Umm ... are we talking WordSTAR or WordPERFECT here ?
>>>>
>>> WordStar produced plain text files It was an editor.
>>
>> It had a method to indicate underline, bold, double size... I don't 
>> remember how. Hidden codes like ".XY"?
>>
>> But then it had trouble calculating the page size. I believe I had to 
>> force page jump earlier.
>>
>>>
>>> Word produced its own format -  it  was a primitive word processor
>>>
>>>
>>>>    I've used both - indeed even WS on a Kaypro CP/M box -
>>>>    but WordPerfect was much better. The old boss still
>>>>    used it for everything until he retired a few years
>>>>    ago. Fortunately LibreOffice could at least READ WP
>>>>    files (not sure if ever became able to write them).
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Word Perfect was in many ways Perfect...Just enough features to be 
>>> useful to write letters and short documents on with an easy interface.
>>
>> Indeed it was perfect. I could have complicated pages and it still got 
>> the page size correct.
> 
>    WS was "early". However it was GOOD for the times.
>    Whatever it was, you could probably get it done.
>    Note noisy dot-matrix printers were standard then.
> 
>    The OkiData's were especially noisy - but ROBUST.
>    I think you can still buy those. Super-good for
>    multi-page invoice forms.
> 
>    Ah ...

I think I wrote a wordstar "driver" for my printer. There was perhaps a 
program to do it. Or a menu option. It was better than the similar 
driver it came with, but still had trouble calculating the exact page 
size. It was a Star NL10 (I still have it). 9 pin.

https://www.msx.org/wiki/Star_NL-10

<https://www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.php?t=2522>	The Mythological Star 
NL-10, and Re-Inking a Dead Dot Matrix Printer Ribbon


LOL. I re-inked the ribbons myself many times, to save money. Black 
stamp ink diluted in alcohol, then soaked the ribbon on it, then let the 
alcohol dry.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.