Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution

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Date	2024-08-12 21:53 +0100
Subject	Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution
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On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:04:28 -0700, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 8/12/24 9:12 AM, D wrote:
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>> but i did use ventura publisher extensively back in the day . . .
>> (using Tor Browser 13.5.2)
>> https://archive.org/details/xerox-ventura-publisher-4.1-for-windows-4.1-1992-10-english-3.5-1.44-mb
>>>Xerox Ventura Publisher 4.1 For Windows
>>>by Xerox
>>>Publication date  1992 ...
>
>As I recall, when you executed Ventura (from a floppy, of course) it 
>first brought up GEM.  That was the only time I ever saw it.  I used VP 
>first in 1988 or 89, and then at a different job in 1991.  Before 
>Windows 3.0 in 1990, according to Gemini. Must have been MSDOS...

for me it was back in the mid-80s when most computer users at a local
newspaper office in the denver area were using compaq/xt/286/mac, etc.
there could've been a gem logo when starting ventura publisher, but i
just don't recall; i do somewhat remember testing those archived 1992
vp "4.1" disks in dosbox (0.74-3) about ten months ago, but even then
i don't recall if any gem logo appeared for sure ... i suspect it did;
aldus pagemaker was my favorite, others preferred quarkxpress, but it
was wordstar and later wordperfect where most of the work i was doing
took place . . . (these articles are handy so i'm posting them again):
_______________________________________________________________________________
https://winworldpc.com/product/wordstar/300
>WordStar 3.00
>WordStar, originally from MicroPro, was a popular word processor during the
>early 80s. It was ported to a number of CP/M architectures as well as Unix
>and PC/MS-DOS. It competed directly against many word processors, including
>WordPerfect, Microsoft Word for DOS, and Multimate. By the late 80s most
>business word processing had moved to WordPerfect. In the early 90s, Microsoft
>Word for Windows took over.
>Also see a history of WordStar: A Potted History of WordStar and some earlier
>0.x versions at The WordStar Collection
>Wanted: Pre-1.0 versions were sold publicly. WordStar 0.87 redump, WordStar
>0.89, WordStar 0.91, WordStar 0.92, (Google results indicate these existed)
>WordStar 1.0. Early WordStar 2.0 releases were reported to be copy protected.
>Available releases
> 0.x/1.x
> 2.x
> 3.00 (current)
> 3.30
> for PCjr
> 2000
> 4.0
> 1512
> 5.0
> COLT
> 5.5
> 6
> 1.5 for Windows
> 7
> 2.0 for Windows
>Release notes
>Wanted: Wordstar 3.00 for PC/MS-DOS. Reportedly 3.0 was the first version available for DOS.
>Information
>Product type
> Application Word Processor 
>Vendor
> MicroPro
>Release date
> 1982
>Minimum CPU
> Z80
>User interface
> Text
>Platform
> CPM 
>Download count
> 35 (1 for release)
>Downloads
>Download name                                Version         Language  Architecture  File size Downloads
> WordStar 3.00 for CPM Manuals               3.00 for CPM    English   [Z80]         17.19MB   1
> WordStar 3.00 for CPM-80 (files)            3.00 for CPM-80 English   [Z80]        189.76KB   0
> https://winworldpc.com/download/08c3841f-c383-c398-c2b3-11c3a5c28f13
> https://winworldpc.com/download/08c3841f-c383-c398-c2b3-11c3a5c28f13/from/c3ae6ee2-8099-713d-3411-c3a6e280947e
  ("WordStar 3.00 for CPM-80 (files).7z" ; 188 KB / 192,512 bytes)
> WordStar 3.01 for CPM-80 (1982) (5.25-DSQD) 3.01 for CPM-80 English   [Z80]         11.05MB   0
> https://winworldpc.com/download/348b9ab2-df7d-11ec-8dc3-0200008a0da4
> https://winworldpc.com/download/348b9ab2-df7d-11ec-8dc3-0200008a0da4/from/c3ae6ee2-8099-713d-3411-c3a6e280947e
  ("WordStar 3.01 for CPM-80 (1982) (5.25-DSQD).7z" ; 10.5 MB / 11,055,104 bytes)
> WordStar 3.01 for CPM-80 Manuals (1982)     3.01 for CPM-80 English   [Z80]        145.37MB   0
>Comments
_______________________________________________________________________________
https://archive.org/details/WordPerfect5.1.1989-11-06
>WordPerfect 5.1 (1989-11-06)
>by WordPerfect
>Publication date  1989-11-06 
>Usage  Public Domain Mark 1.0  Creative Commons License  publicdomain
>Topics  WordPerfect, MS-DOS, Word Perfect, WordPerfect 5.1, Word Perfect 5.1, DOS
>Language  English
>WordPerfect 5.1 for MS-DOS (11-06-89)  (5.25 inch floppy)
>WordPerfect 5.1 for MS-DOS was first released on November 6, 1989. It was followed
>by numerous minor 5.1 updates, indicated by the file date stamps.
>This was the most popular and widely used version of the WordPerfect product.
>WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS adds drop-down menus, context sensitive help, tables, an
>equation editor, and spreadsheet handling.
>A stripped-down lightweight version of WordPerfect 5.1 was sold as LetterPerfect.
>The program was originally developed under contract at Brigham Young University
>for use on a Data General minicomputer in 1979. The authors retained the rights to
>the program, forming Satellite Systems International (SSI) to sell it under the
>name WordPerfect in 1980. A port to MS-DOS followed in 1982 and several greatly
>updated versions quickly followed. The application's feature list was considerably
>more advanced than contemporary MS-DOS applications like WordStar, and it rapidly
>displaced most other systems, especially after the 4.2 release in 1986. By release
>5.1 in 1989, WordPerfect had become a standard in the MS-DOS market.
>Addeddate  2017-03-12 19:10:38
>Identifier  WordPerfect5.1.1989-11-06
>Scanner  Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3
>There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write a review.
>2,333 Views
>2 Favorites
>DOWNLOAD OPTIONS
>7Z  1 file
>https://archive.org/download/WordPerfect5.1.1989-11-06/WordPerfect%205.1%20%2811-06-89%29%20%285.25%29.7z
>TORRENT  1 file
>https://archive.org/download/WordPerfect5.1.1989-11-06/WordPerfect5.1.1989-11-06_archive.torrent
WordPerfect 5.1 (11-06-89) (5.25).7z / 3.98 MB, extracted folder . . .
WordPerfect 5.1 (11-06-89) (5.25) / 5.74 MB / 15 Files, 0 Folders
D1_Install1.img
   README.UTL
   INSTALL.EXE
   UPDATE.INS
   LEARN.SPN
   LEARN.S01
D2_Install2.img
   LEARN.S02
D3_Program1.img
   README.WP
   UPDATE.INS
   WP.SPN
   WP.S01
D4_Program2.img
   WP.S02
D5_Spell1.img
   README.SPL
   UPDATE.INS
   SPELL.SPN
   SPELL.S01
D6_Spell2.img
   SPELL.S02
D7_Ptr1.img
   README.PTR
   UPDATE.INS
   PTR.SPN
   PTR.S01
D8_Ptr2.img
   PTR.S02
D9_Printer1.img
   INSTALL.LST
   WPR1.SPN
   WPR1.S01
D10_Printer2.img
   WPR1.S02
D11_Printer3.img
   WPR1.S03
Graphics1.img
   1.BAT
   ABACUS.WPG
   ... (*.WPG)
   ICECREAM.WPG
   LIST.COM
   README.DOC
Graphics2.img
   1.BAT
   1913FORD.WPG
   3_5DISK.WPG
   5_25DISK.WPG
   DL.COM
   JAG.WPG
   ... (*.WPG)
   XMASTREE.WPG
   `89TBIRD.WPG
Graphics3.img
   README.BAT
   INSTALL.BAT
   PICTURES.EXE
winworldpc.com.txt
_______________________________________________________________________________
https://archive.org/details/word-perfect-5.2-for-windows-5.2-1993-04-english-3.5-1.44-mb
>by WordPerfect
>Publication date  1993-04 
>Topics  WordPerfect, 5.2, Corel
>Language  English
>WordPerfect 5.2 For Windows ( 5.2) ( 1993 04) [ English] ( 3.5'' 1.44 MB)
>Two incredible resources for WordPerfect can be found online at:
>WPUniverse.com - an independent and active community dedicated to WordPerfect
>and WordPerfect Office products like Quattro Pro, Presentations, Paradox, etc.
>WPDos.org - an amazing site for fans of the older versions of WordPerfect for
>DOS and Windows.  The site has numerous well-written and thorough tutorials
>for installing WordPerfect for DOS on modern Windows and Mac computers.
>Addeddate  2020-11-24 11:53:53
>Identifier  word-perfect-5.2-for-windows-5.2-1993-04-english-3.5-1.44-mb
>Scanner  Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4
>There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write a review.
>340 Views
>3 Favorites
>DOWNLOAD OPTIONS
>ZIP
>https://archive.org/download/word-perfect-5.2-for-windows-5.2-1993-04-english-3.5-1.44-mb/WordPerfect%205.2%20for%20Windows%20%285.2%29%20%281993-04%29%20%5BEnglish%5D%20%283.5%27%27-1.44MB%29.zip
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows (5.2) (1993-04) [English] (3.5''-1.44MB).zip
 / 8.70 MB, extracted folder . . .
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows (5.2) (1993-04) [English] (3.5''-1.44MB)
 / 10.6 MB, 9 Files, 1 Folders
atm.img
   ATM.CNF
   ATM16.DLL
   ATM32.DLL
   ATMCNTRL.EXE
   ATMSYS.DRV
   INSTALL.CNF
   INSTALL.EXE
   PROGDISK
   PSFONTS
   WPBD____.PFB
   WPBD____.PFM
   WPBE____.PFB
   WPBE____.PFM
   WPBR____.PFB
   WPBR____.PFM
   WPCE____.PFB
   WPCE____.PFM
   WPCP____.PFB
   WPCP____.PFM
   WPCS____.PFB
   WPCS____.PFM
   WPEU____.PFB
   WPEU____.PFM
   WPHO____.PFB
   WPHO____.PFM
   WPMH____.PFB
   WPMH____.PFM
   WPOE____.PFB
   WPOE____.PFM
   WPOT____.PFB
   WPOT____.PFM
   WPST____.PFB
   WPST____.PFM
   README.TXT
faxdirect.img
   DSK9555-.1
   EXPCOMM.DRV
   EXPVCD.386
   FAXDIR.S01
   FAXDIR.SPN
   INSTALL.DAT
   INSTALL.EXE
   README.LCN
   README.TXT
gramm5.img
   BITMAPS
   GWARC1
   GWARC2
   INSTALL.EX$
   INSTALL.EXE
   INSTALL.INS
   NETWORK.HLP
   NETWORK.INS
   README.TXT
program1.img
   INSTALL.DAT
   INSTALL.EXE
   INSTALL.LST
   README.LCN
   VER.DLL
   WP.S01
   WP.SPN
   WPBRIDGE.SER
   WPGIUS.HLP
program2.img
   WP.S02
program3.img
   WP.S03
program4.img
   WP.S04
program5.img
   WP.S05

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