larock@software.software.org (Curt Larock) (05/07/91)
I just got the latest WordPerfect update, dated April 18, 1991. According to the release notes WP now supports the STe (TT support was in the December release). There are also some minor bug fixes. -- Curt Larock Software Productivity Consortium larock@software.org -- -- Curt Larock Software Productivity Consortium larock@software.org
iho@cac.washington.edu (Il Oh) (05/07/91)
larock@software.software.org (Curt Larock) writes: >I just got the latest WordPerfect update, dated April 18, 1991. >According to the release notes WP now supports the STe (TT support >was in the December release). There are also some minor bug fixes. Do they still have no plans to port 5.0 (or 5.1)? Until they do, I'll happily use MS Word under Spectre GCR. I bought a copy of WP for Atari, WP 5.1 for DOS, and MS Word for Mac. I just use the one that works well. -- "I'm sorry. | Il Hwan Oh If you were right, | University of Washington, Tacoma I would agree with you." | iho@cac.washington.edu -- Dr. Malcolm Sayer, _Awakenings_ |
Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz (05/07/91)
In article <1991May7.025043.13220@milton.u.washington.edu> iho@akbar.cac.washington.edu (Il Oh) writes: > larock@software.software.org (Curt Larock) writes: > >I just got the latest WordPerfect update, dated April 18, 1991. > >According to the release notes WP now supports the STe (TT support > >was in the December release). There are also some minor bug fixes. > > Do they still have no plans to port 5.0 (or 5.1)? Until they do, I'll > happily use MS Word under Spectre GCR. I bought a copy of WP for Atari, > WP 5.1 for DOS, and MS Word for Mac. I just use the one that works well. > -- > "I'm sorry. | Il Hwan Oh > If you were right, | University of Washington, Tacoma > I would agree with you." | iho@cac.washington.edu > -- Dr. Malcolm Sayer, _Awakenings_ | Well from what I have just read in Znet or was it ST-Report, that WordPerfect has droped Atari all together... There was some thing about the Germans did not want a USA product bundled with Atari computers,(about 10,000 units), they wanted a German product instead.. WordPerfect did not like this, and decided that they could no longer afford to support the Atari Version.. Correct me if I'am wrong, but this is the way I read it.. -- Roger W. Sheppard 85 Donovan Rd, Kapiti New Zealand...
vsnyder@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Van Snyder) (05/09/91)
In article <1991May07.134546.6630@actrix.gen.nz> Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes: >In article <1991May7.025043.13220@milton.u.washington.edu> iho@akbar.cac.washington.edu (Il Oh) writes: >> larock@software.software.org (Curt Larock) writes: >> >I just got the latest WordPerfect update, dated April 18, 1991. >> >According to the release notes WP now supports the STe (TT support >> >was in the December release). There are also some minor bug fixes. >> >> Do they still have no plans to port 5.0 (or 5.1)? Until they do, I'll >> happily use MS Word under Spectre GCR. I bought a copy of WP for Atari, >> WP 5.1 for DOS, and MS Word for Mac. I just use the one that works well. > >Well from what I have just read in Znet or was it ST-Report, that >WordPerfect has droped Atari all together... >There was some thing about the Germans did not want a USA product >bundled with Atari computers,(about 10,000 units), >they wanted a German product instead.. >WordPerfect did not like this, and decided that they could no longer >afford to support the Atari Version.. > >Correct me if I'am wrong, but this is the way I read it.. >-- >Roger W. Sheppard 85 Donovan Rd, Kapiti New Zealand... I just called WordPerfect. They're shipping the April Upgrade. They're NOT quitting the Atari market, at least not in the U.S. -- vsnyder@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov ames!elroy!jato!vsnyder vsnyder@jato.uucp
iho@cac.washington.edu (Il Oh) (05/09/91)
vsnyder@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Van Snyder) writes: > Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes: >> iho@akbar.cac.washington.edu (Il Oh) writes: >>> larock@software.software.org (Curt Larock) writes: >>> >I just got the latest WordPerfect update, dated April 18, 1991. >>> >According to the release notes WP now supports the STe (TT support >>> >was in the December release). There are also some minor bug fixes. >>> Do they still have no plans to port 5.0 (or 5.1)? Until they do, I'll >>> happily use MS Word under Spectre GCR. I bought a copy of WP for Atari, >>> WP 5.1 for DOS, and MS Word for Mac. I just use the one that works well. >>Well from what I have just read in Znet or was it ST-Report, that >>WordPerfect has droped Atari all together... >I just called WordPerfect. They're shipping the April Upgrade. They're >NOT quitting the Atari market, at least not in the U.S. It's still that brain-damaged 4.1, isn't it? WordPerfect 5.0 was a quantum leap forward for them. As far as I'm concerned, anything prior to that is not fully usable. -- "I'm sorry. | Il Hwan Oh If you were right, | University of Washington, Tacoma I would agree with you." | iho@cac.washington.edu -- Dr. Malcolm Sayer, _Awakenings_ |
vsnyder@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Van Snyder) (05/09/91)
In article <1991May9.002946.2904@milton.u.washington.edu> iho@akbar.cac.washington.edu (Il Oh) writes: >vsnyder@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Van Snyder) writes: >>I just called WordPerfect. They're shipping the April Upgrade. They're >>NOT quitting the Atari market, at least not in the U.S. > >It's still that brain-damaged 4.1, isn't it? WordPerfect 5.0 was a >quantum leap forward for them. As far as I'm concerned, anything prior >to that is not fully usable. Unfortunately, yes. They say they're real busy porting 5.0 to lots of platforms (5 going so far). I think they must be doing something wrong if porting is so expensive. I would be trying to get 5.1 going on all platforms, and would have a "Tiger Team" focusing on portability. They must have machine-specific stuff all tangled up with stuff that ought not to be machine specific. -- vsnyder@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov ames!elroy!jato!vsnyder vsnyder@jato.uucp