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Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW

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Subject Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW
Date Sat, 30 Jan 2021 19:36:41 +0000
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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.
> 
> 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,
> 

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.

The writers of Wordstar (Newstar) wrote a similar word processor for the 
Amstrad PCW called New Word, but I never used one.

As emulators I hope someone else can respond as I have no experience!!

-- 
Colin

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WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> - 2021-01-28 19:57 +0100
  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
      Re: WordStar for Amstrad CPC and PCW Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2021-02-16 07:01 +0000

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