Hello all.
So, I've been wondering... How good/bad was Wordstar for the Amstrad
CPC? And I mean with that: was it usable?, barely palatable?, packed
with features?, best of class word processor for that computer
platform?, a joy to use?, hellish to use?, seldom used because other
better options existed?
I would love to read some recollections about how was the user experience running Wordstar on the Amstrad CPC platform.
Also, I know the Amstrad PCW was a popular writing tool in the 80's.
Was Wordstar used in that? Or was some other word processor the tool of choice for the Amstrad PCW platform?
I really would like to know more about that.
I'm wondering about running Wordstar on a Amstrad CPC emulator
(caprice32). Is that doable? Is there a better emulator for the Amstrad
CPC to run Wordstar on?
Best regards,
On 28/01/2021 18:57, Juancho wrote:
Hello all.
So, I've been wondering... How good/bad was Wordstar for the Amstrad
CPC? And I mean with that: was it usable?, barely palatable?, packed
with features?, best of class word processor for that computer
platform?, a joy to use?, hellish to use?, seldom used because other
better options existed?
I would love to read some recollections about how was the user experience running Wordstar on the Amstrad CPC platform.
I never used Wordstar but used a similar programme called Tasword by
Tasman Software. I even continued using this when I moved from an
Amstrad CPC onto a full PC. It was very comprehensive, but being a text
based system, it could not be WSIWYG so could never be called user
friendly these days, although then was sufficient.
So, I've been wondering... How good/bad was Wordstar for the Amstrad CPC?
And I mean with that: was it usable?, barely palatable?, packed with features?, best of class word processor for that computer platform?, a joy
to use?, hellish to use?, seldom used because other better options existed?
Also, I know the Amstrad PCW was a popular writing tool in the 80's.
Was Wordstar used in that? Or was some other word processor the tool of choice for the Amstrad PCW platform?
There was a superb public domain word processor called VDE that was compatible with Wordstar's command keys and file format. A DOS/Windows version still exists today: https://sites.google.com/site/vdeeditor/Home
Tasword was a stalwart tool that served me well. IIRC the "power user"
choice on the CPC was the ROM version of Protext, as this left you the
most RAM available for your document and also had the nice bonus of
starting up instantly.
I never used Wordstar but used a similar programme called Tasword by
Tasman Software.
So far, Protext looks like the summit of word processing power for the Amstrad CPC (but I've not searched much yet).
Do you know if VDE was ported to the Amstrad CPC.
So far, Protext looks like the summit of word processing power for the Amstrad CPC (but I've not searched much yet).
On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 02:02:58AM +0100, Juancho wrote:
So far, Protext looks like the summit of word processing power for the
Amstrad CPC (but I've not searched much yet).
That's fightin' talk to the Brunword users!
These days I don't use any word processor at all, I just use vim :-)
In article <2j0keh-qqh.ln1@intheattic.eternal-september.org>, eternal@notreally.com says...
So far, Protext looks like the summit of word processing power for the
Amstrad CPC (but I've not searched much yet).
The three big contenders in the CPC word processor market were Tasword, Protext, and Brunword. All had their fans; I mostly used Tasword but
later got a copy of Protext and found that pleasantly speedy and usable. Never tried Brunword, but the later releases (particularly the versions
that came on a custom ROM module) looked very impressive and
comprehensive indeed.
Hello all.
So, I've been wondering... How good/bad was Wordstar for the Amstrad
CPC? And I mean with that: was it usable?, barely palatable?, packed
with features?, best of class word processor for that computer
platform?, a joy to use?, hellish to use?, seldom used because other
better options existed?
I would love to read some recollections about how was the user experience >running Wordstar on the Amstrad CPC platform.
Also, I know the Amstrad PCW was a popular writing tool in the 80's.
Was Wordstar used in that? Or was some other word processor the tool of >choice for the Amstrad PCW platform?
I really would like to know more about that.
I'm wondering about running Wordstar on a Amstrad CPC emulator
(caprice32). Is that doable? Is there a better emulator for the Amstrad
CPC to run Wordstar on?
But the PCW's hardware is quite different to the CPC, and was
specifically designed to be very Locoscript-friendly.
LocoScript is a clone of a professional word processor written by the
same bunch of guys for a £10k+ minicomputer hardware platform called the
Data Recall Diamond.
On 2021-02-09, Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:
But the PCW's hardware is quite different to the CPC, and was
specifically designed to be very Locoscript-friendly.
LocoScript is a clone of a professional word processor written by the
same bunch of guys for a £10k+ minicomputer hardware platform called the
Data Recall Diamond.
This is certainly interesting, thanks for sharing. I looks like the >LocoScript word processor, which was bundled with the Amstrad PCW, was a >quite capable piece of software. Was that LocoScript ported to the
CPC6128 line of computers?
In message <51ebeh-6vk.ln1@intheattic.eternal-september.org>, at
19:57:09 on Thu, 28 Jan 2021, Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> remarked:
Hello all.
So, I've been wondering... How good/bad was Wordstar for the Amstrad
CPC? And I mean with that: was it usable?, barely palatable?, packed
with features?, best of class word processor for that computer
platform?, a joy to use?, hellish to use?, seldom used because other
better options existed?
I would love to read some recollections about how was the user experience
running Wordstar on the Amstrad CPC platform.
Also, I know the Amstrad PCW was a popular writing tool in the 80's.
Was Wordstar used in that? Or was some other word processor the tool of
choice for the Amstrad PCW platform?
I really would like to know more about that.
I'm wondering about running Wordstar on a Amstrad CPC emulator
(caprice32). Is that doable? Is there a better emulator for the Amstrad
CPC to run Wordstar on?
A random collection of thoughts:
I don't recollect any version of Wordstar for the CPC native mode.
There's no reason why a CP/M version of Wordstar would fail to run on a CPC1628 under CP/M. (Or indeed on the PCW under CP/M)
In a parallel universe the PCW could easily have been a CPC6128-alike
running Wordstar (or God Forbid, Tasword) rather than the LocoScript
which was commissioned for it.
On 09/02/2021 16:58, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <51ebeh-6vk.ln1@intheattic.eternal-september.org>, at
19:57:09 on Thu, 28 Jan 2021, Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> remarked:
Hello all.A random collection of thoughts:
So, I've been wondering... How good/bad was Wordstar for the Amstrad
CPC? And I mean with that: was it usable?, barely palatable?, packed
with features?, best of class word processor for that computer
platform?, a joy to use?, hellish to use?, seldom used because other
better options existed?
I would love to read some recollections about how was the user experience >>> running Wordstar on the Amstrad CPC platform.
Also, I know the Amstrad PCW was a popular writing tool in the 80's.
Was Wordstar used in that? Or was some other word processor the tool of
choice for the Amstrad PCW platform?
I really would like to know more about that.
I'm wondering about running Wordstar on a Amstrad CPC emulator
(caprice32). Is that doable? Is there a better emulator for the Amstrad
CPC to run Wordstar on?
I don't recollect any version of Wordstar for the CPC native mode.
There's no reason why a CP/M version of Wordstar would fail to run
on a CPC1628 under CP/M. (Or indeed on the PCW under CP/M)
In a parallel universe the PCW could easily have been a
CPC6128-alike running Wordstar (or God Forbid, Tasword) rather than
the LocoScript which was commissioned for it.
Oyyy, you. I liked Tasword!!
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