jep@tlxprs.UUCP (Jo Poplawski) (01/19/88)
I know the title sounds strange, but it is true. I am looking for a dictionary on diskette that is in IBM / Commodore 64 / Commodore 128 format. It can be in either. It may sound wierd, but I need one that will also have maybe a small definition of each word. This would be good for word games and such when you wouldn't have to go leafing through a big 'ole dictionary, you could just sit there and type the word on your computer and see what it brings up. Is there such a product? Jo Poplawski jep@tlxprs.UUCP
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu (01/25/88)
Webster's Collegiate used to be available on 12 mag tapes, and was
very cheap for educational institutions. There's at least one
dictionary available on CD-ROM. I don't know of anything practical
for a typical XT class machine.
Mike Berger
Center for Advanced Study
University of Illinois
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
{ihnp4 | convex | pur-ee}!uiucuxc!clio!bergermichael@orcisi.UUCP (Michael Herman) (01/28/88)
> Webster's Collegiate used to be available on 12 mag tapes, and was > very cheap for educational institutions. There's at least one > dictionary available on CD-ROM. I don't know of anything practical > for a typical XT class machine. "234,932 uncompressed words from Webster's Second Dictionary" are available from the Austin Code Works according to their literature: (512) 258-0785 or acw!info@uunet.uu.net
wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) (01/28/88)
I didn't see the original posting, but in article <16800191@clio>, berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu writes: > Webster's Collegiate used to be available on 12 mag tapes, and was > very cheap for educational institutions. There's at least one > dictionary available on CD-ROM. I don't know of anything practical > for a typical XT class machine. I have seen a word list (without definitions, etc.) that is available from The Austin Code Works for a very good price ($60, I think it was). It is a plain ASCII file that fills several floppies. 250,000 words, or so. Look for their ads in Dr. Dobb's Journal, BYTE, etc. -- Gerry Wheeler Phone: (519)884-2251 Mortice Kern Systems Inc. UUCP: uunet!watmath!mks!wheels 35 King St. North BIX: join mks Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2W9 CompuServe: 73260,1043
michael@orcisi.UUCP (Michael Herman) (01/30/88)
> I didn't see the original posting, but in article <16800191@clio>, > berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu writes: > > Webster's Collegiate used to be available on 12 mag tapes, and was > > very cheap for educational institutions. There's at least one > > dictionary available on CD-ROM. I don't know of anything practical > > for a typical XT class machine. A fairly complete word list has just been posted to the comp.os.minix news group over the past couple weeks.
dick@slvblc.UUCP (Dick Flanagan) (02/02/88)
In article <1151@orcisi.UUCP> michael@orcisi.UUCP (Michael Herman) writes: > A fairly complete word list has just been posted to the comp.os.minix > news group over the past couple weeks. I am not familiar with the word list Michael refers to, but a few can be found on local BBS's that contain comments to the effect that the list contains (in addition to other words) all of the words in the WordPerfect 4.2 (and other's) dictionary. Folks should be aware that the collection of words contained in the WordPerfect dictionary (or any other commercial dictionary, for that matter) are protected by a Compilation Copyright. While I doubt if anybody is going to get upset if you use such a word list on your home machine, I would check it out pretty carefully before I used one in a commercial product. (I have no affiliation with WordPerfect Corporation other than as a reasonably satisfied customer.) Dick -- Dick Flanagan, W6OLD GEnie: FLANAGAN UUCP: ...!sun!plx!slvblc!dick Voice: +1 408 336 3481 USPO: PO Box 155, Ben Lomond, CA 95005 LORAN: N37 05.5 W122 05.2 --
nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) (02/04/88)
In article <352@slvblc.UUCP> dick@slvblc.UUCP (Dick Flanagan) writes: }In article <1151@orcisi.UUCP> michael@orcisi.UUCP (Michael Herman) writes: }} A fairly complete word list has just been posted to the comp.os.minix }} news group over the past couple weeks. [...a similar] }list contains (in addition to other words) all of the words in the }WordPerfect 4.2 (and other's) dictionary. This assertion may be wrong. It may also be an after-the-fact discovery. I think that the makers of WordPerfect would have to prove that the words in question were gathered using their compilation. ast said that the words in his list were gathered from papers and books that he wrote. -- -russ AT&T: (315)268-6591 BITNET: NELSON@CLUTX Internet: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu GEnie: BH01 Compu$erve: 70441,205