Re: Apple II WordPerfect ??

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"Lennon" <Lennon109@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I am currently using AppleWorks 3.0 on my IIgs but on all of my PC's even
>with Windows I am a loyal user of WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS.  Occaisionally on
>the Web I will see a reference to WordPerfect for the Apple II.  Is there
>any such product, could anyone please give me information on it, or possibly
>a copy.  Thank you for any help.

There is a WordPerfect GS, yes.  It runs under GS/OS and the file
format is WordPerfect 5.1 DOS compatible.  All you have to do is
find a way to get a WordPerfect GS file to an MS-DOS disk
(SuperDrive, ZipDrive, modem, null-modem, etc.) and WP5.1 on the
DOS PC will open it.  Like WordPerfect 5.1, WordPerfect GS has
the familiar white text on blue background WP environment.

I believe you can find WordPerfect GS in the cabinet archive
(I've never been there, so I don't know the ftp URL, maybe
someone on csa2 can provide it).  Warning: this is technically still
a commercial program, but no one has stepped forward to claim
WordPerfect GS yet.  WordPerfect Corp used to own it but when
the DOS, Win, and Mac versions were bought by Corel, the
Amiga, Apple IIGS, and Apple II versions were left behind.  No
one seems to quite know who owns these three versions anymore.
Good luck!