[net.micro.cpm] Wordstar customization notes

agjenkin@kcl-cs.UUCP (Alun Jenkins) (05/23/85)

Does anyone have Micropros wordstar* customization notes for 
release three of Wordstar. I know they are one one or other
of the CPMUG disks but which one!.

If anyone has this info ion a machine could they possibly send me a copy.

Thanks in avance ....

		Alun Jenkins ....

rbloom@APG-1.ARPA (Robert Bloom AMSTE-TOI 3775) (05/24/85)

Alun:

The "WordStar customization notes" are definitely *NOT* public domain.
MicroPro is asking for (or was at one time) something like $495 for them.
I have a copy that my office bought - they ain't even near worth it.

On the other hand, what I think you are looking for *is* available - a
list of all the patch points.  With the cursory info that in the manual,
most any compentent (read "not timid") can change W* to his liking.  The
copy that I last worked on is in simtel20, micro:<cpm.wstar>ws30pat.pts
or somthing like that.  (my list of filenames is elsewhere at the moment.)

There is address changes between the W* version 3.0 and 3.3, but the
labels have not changed!  The patch point lists contains both the absolute
addresses and the labels.  So be carefull.  The built-in W* patcher can
be accessed in W* 3.3 by giving a '+' to the main configuration menu of
the W* installer.  It is not on the menu.

-bob bloom

cjl@ecsvax.UUCP (Charles Lord) (05/30/85)

Just a note of addition:

Micropro has dropped the cost of WS customization notes
from $495 to $25. They finally wised up.

Charles Lord    cjl@ecsvax.UUCP