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From: Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
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Subject: Re: Why are VSI so focused on Sweden ?
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:07:43 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-29, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 10/29/2024 9:11 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> 
>> The last WP available for VMS was WP 5.{something}.
>
> Yes. I even think we did update even though when that happened
> people were in the process of moving to DOS.
>

It's been a _long_ time :-), but I distinctly remember liking WP 5 and
I remember that it was fast and efficient to use.

> DEC's own word processor was WPS. Under ALLIN1 or standalone.
>
>>                                                      I still miss not
>> having directly editable reveal codes as a standard feature in "modern"
>> word processors.
>
> You don't feel tempted to edit the XML of today's word processors?
>

NO!!!

>:-) :-) :-)
>

:-)

> Yes - I liked that feature as well.
>
>>> * S2020 for spreadsheet
>> 
>> Never heard of that one, but Lotus 1-2-3 was available for VMS.
>
> I think it is this one:
>      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20/20_(spreadsheet_software)
>

Ah, yes, _now_ I remember it. Never actually used it however.

Simon.

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