Wordstar for DOS v7.0 Now Free
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/wordstar_7_the_last_ever/
After moving to PCs and MS-DOS, Wordstar was my bought and paid for app of choice. Paid for upgrades, had a subscription to their printed "Star dot Star" magazine, had memorized and the keyboard commands and even had keyboard templates for my secretary.
Then became Chair of the local Planning Commission, and chair of largest Builder's association in the state. Those folks were WordPerfect devotees, and I had no choice but to adapt. Every year, the Builder's Association published a Member's Directory containing ads and promotions, and the local paper and publishing shops pricing got out of hand. Together, our business manager and I typed, formatted, inserted images, proofed and then by floppy, delivered it to a print shop in
Detroit for a fraction of the cost.
And then, Microsoft Word happened.
Today, I use a tiny application called "Atlantis", and it does all I need, included being able to open up Microsoft Write documents.
After moving to PCs and MS-DOS, Wordstar was my bought and paid for app of choice. Paid for upgrades, had a subscription to their printed "Star dot Star" magazine, had memorized and the keyboard commands and even had keyboard templates for my secretary.
Then became Chair of the local Planning Commission, and chair of largest Builder's association in the state. Those folks were WordPerfect devotees, and I had no choice but to adapt. Every year, the Builder's Association published a Member's Directory containing ads and promotions, and the local paper and publishing shops pricing got out of hand. Together, our business manager and I typed, formatted, inserted images, proofed and then by floppy, delivered it to a print shop in
Detroit for a fraction of the cost.
And then, Microsoft Word happened.
Today, I use a tiny application called "Atlantis", and it does all I need, included being able to open up Microsoft Write documents.
Comments
Otherwise, that is a very comprehensive archive of resources and information.
@SomeGuy I know, right?! I've written to him, making that request.
For others just seeking the direct link to the archive:
https://archive.org/details/sawyer-wordstar-7-archive_20240731
https://archive.org/download/sawyer-wordstar-7-archive_20240731/sawyer-wordstar-7-archive.zip