WordStar 4.0

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WordStar 4.0

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altracker9

The manual for the CP/M version of WordStar 4 is available at http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/microPro/Wordstar_4/

Lawrence Shadai

Thanks for the Manual ! IIRC: 4.0 was the last version released for CP/M. I also think 4.0 Professional was the best version in terms of performance and features at the time of release.

mancat

My first PC was a Leading Edge Model M that my dad got from a local print shop. It came with a green mono display that had the WordStar 4.0 function menus burned into it. I remember reading them with a flashlight when the monitor was turned off. The keyboard also had a WordStar function key reference sticker still attached. The best part was a bunch of files were left on the hard drive so I got to read a bunch of people's random documents LOL

sidusnare

This is notable as the word processing application and version which the author George R.R. Martin uses, on DOS, to write his renowned books. https://awritersden.wordpress.com/2018/02/20/george-r-r-martin-a-computer-dinosaur/