SCO Unix Intellectual Property Pedigree Chart
Jerry Feldman
gaf at blu.org
Thu May 1 13:54:17 EDT 2003
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.
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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