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[WordPerfect in details] The creator of WordPerfect, Bruce Bastian, died on June, 16 2024 (at 76). To discover or to rediscover #WordPerfect ans its #format with "Codes" (visible or hidden), those 2 articles by TechnicallyWeWrtite give details:
1-"Classic word processing with WordPerfect", technicallywewrite.com/2024/07… (2024-07-08) ;
2-"A look back: WordPerfect on DOS", by Jim Hall, technicallywewrite.com/2023/07… (2023-07-23)
WordPerfect had the "Reveal Codes" feature to show codes used to format the text.

Technically We Write

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#wordperfect #format

What have I been up to lately? Just getting #WordPerfect for #DOS to run in DOSBox. It even prints, sort of, by way of PostScript files.

I can’t wait to play around with this even more. I actually used WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS as a kid, and I have fond memories of it.

#RetroComputing

A screenshot of a DOSBox running WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS in a window. A “cheat sheet” document I authored is open, which is supposed to prove that I know my way around the program.
#retrocomputing #dos #wordperfect

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