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Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW

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On 2021-01-31, Rayner Lucas <usenet202101@magic-cookie.co.ukNOSPAMPLEASE> wrote:
> 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

Do you know if VDE was ported to the Amstrad CPC. I mean, it's a CP/M
program, but I guess it will need to be adapted to the Amstrad CPC
terminal type to be properly usable with an Amstrad CPC in full screen
mode, am I right?

> 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.

Thanks for the tip on Protext. I see there is a CP/M version of Protext,
disk-based, for the Amstrad CPC 6128, that is advertised to as being
able to manage document files as big as the diskette free space:

http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Protext

So far, Protext looks like the summit of word processing power for the
Amstrad CPC (but I've not searched much yet).

-- 
EOT

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  Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW ColinR <rail@greystane.shetland.co.uk> - 2021-01-30 19:36 +0000
    Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Rayner Lucas <usenet202101@magic-cookie.co.ukNOSPAMPLEASE> - 2021-01-31 01:24 +0000
      Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> - 2021-02-01 02:02 +0100
        Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW David Cantrell <david@cantrell.org.uk> - 2021-02-01 16:07 +0000
          Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> - 2021-02-01 23:04 +0100
        Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Rayner Lucas <usenet202101@magic-cookie.co.ukNOSPAMPLEASE> - 2021-02-01 17:17 +0000
          Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> - 2021-02-02 01:20 +0100
    Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> - 2021-02-01 01:36 +0100
  Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2021-01-31 14:55 +0000
  Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2021-02-09 16:58 +0000
    Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> - 2021-02-09 22:23 +0100
      Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2021-02-13 06:25 +0000
    Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW ColinR <rail@greystane.shetland.co.uk> - 2021-02-15 22:17 +0000
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