SCO Unix Intellectual Property Pedigree Chart

[Jerry Feldman]

On Thu, 01 May 2003 13:42:01 -0400
pll at lanminds.com wrote:

> I used to love WP.  I used it exclusively during college, but that 
> was back in the 4.2 and 5.1 days when it was text/console based, and 
> worked really well.  Once they ported to Windows, it's quality 
> dropped drastically.  The Linux version was nothing more than the 
> Windows version running under a proprietized WINE install, which 
> *really* sucked.  WP under WINE was the first time I had ever seen 
> a user-space process crash a UNIX based system requiring a re-boot :)
One of the other instructors at NEU uses Word Perfect for DOS. He said
he was having some issues with his system, and I suggested he convert to
Linux. The only significant app he has is WP. I installed and tested it
under DOSEMU. Works fine. I copied his backup diskettes to a CD-ROM for
him.
-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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