lalonde@dalcsug.UUCP (Paul Lalonde) (12/14/87)
Hello,
I'm looking for a Xenix version of WordPerfect, does anyone know
of such a beast? I'm running Tandy's flavour of Microsoft Xenix 2.0.
on a Tandy 3000hd.
I also keep hearing rumours of a product that will allow me
to run MS-DOS applications under Xenix. Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks,
Paul Lalonde
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BITNET: ACSPA27@DALACmdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman) (12/16/87)
In <234@dalcsug.UUCP> lalonde@dalcsug.UUCP (Paul Lalonde) writes: > I'm looking for a Xenix version of WordPerfect, does anyone know >of such a beast? I'm running Tandy's flavour of Microsoft Xenix 2.0. >on a Tandy 3000hd. WordPerfect Corporation is developing a XENIX version, but it is not an announced product. The guy I spoke to over there said it was not a high priority. They want to go after the "more popular" environments first. I ask you, are there more systems running XENIX, or more NCR Towers. Sounds like politics to me, or maybe NCR paid for some of the development. One problem I can see in porting WP to UNIX/XENIX is that they rely on 10 function keys with shifted, control, and alt variants. 99% of the terminals out there just can't do it. It'll be interesting to see how they get around this... -- Mark D. Freeman (614) 262-3703 StrongPoint Systems, Inc. mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 2440 Medary Avenue ...!cbosgd!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mdf Columbus, OH 43202-3014 Guest account at The Ohio State University
romwa@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Mark Dornfeld) (12/24/87)
In article <3245@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) writes: >In <234@dalcsug.UUCP> lalonde@dalcsug.UUCP (Paul Lalonde) writes: >> I'm looking for a Xenix version of WordPerfect, does anyone know >>of such a beast? I'm running Tandy's flavour of Microsoft Xenix 2.0. >>on a Tandy 3000hd. > >WordPerfect Corporation is developing a XENIX version, but it is not an >announced product. > >One problem I can see in porting WP to UNIX/XENIX is that they rely on >10 function keys with shifted, control, and alt variants. While I am anxiously awaiting WordPerfect for XENIX since it is our PC standard Word Processor, I have had a look at the SMART Word Processor for XENIX and they have implemented an excellent menu system based only on the PF keys and the numeric keypad of a VT100. It is probably more powerful than a straight function key approach and makes a lot of sense given the variety of terminals likely to be on a XENIX system. Mark T. Dornfeld Royal Ontario Museum utgpu!rom!mark
ericg@sco.COM (Mwa ha ha) (12/29/87)
lalonde@dalcsug.UUCP (Paul Lalonde) wrote in article <234@dalcsug.UUCP>: > I also keep hearing rumours of a product that will allow me >to run MS-DOS applications under Xenix. Can anyone enlighten me? This is VP/ix which runs under SCO Xenix 386. It does exactly as you describe: run MS-DOS progs under Xenix. I've spent some time looking at it, it is quite an amazing piece of software. -- Eric Griswold (ericg@sco.COM) "That's no baby. That's a Mr. Potatohead" I do not speak for SCO, I barely have enough room for my own opinions.