is@athena.cs.uga.edu (Bob Stearns) (05/22/91)
If you have gotten Word Perfect 5.1 to work under VP/ix under SCO's XENIX version 3.2 or 3.3, I would greatly appreciate any information you have on the process. All I got after the installation was finished was 'WP.FIL not found'. Thanks in advance, Bob Stearns.
dpavey@cccbbs.UUCP (doug pavey) (05/25/91)
is@athena.cs.uga.edu (Bob Stearns) writes: > If you have gotten Word Perfect 5.1 to work under VP/ix under SCO's XENIX > version 3.2 or 3.3, I would greatly appreciate any information you have > on the process. All I got after the installation was finished was 'WP.FIL > not found'. Thanks in advance, Bob Stearns. Why not use the Xenix version of WP? It works much better without using the Poor Messy Dos Kludge commonly known as VP/ix. We started using VP/ix and abandoned it when we had more problem calls per day (5 systems) than from all of our mini-computer sites (over 80). Look in some old (about May 1990) issues of Computer Shopper for some insights on setting up WP on VP/ix (Xenix version came out shortly after that, six months later, we were using Xenix version, it works very well. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Douglas A. Pavey Programmer/Analyst Syncor International +1 513/984-2839 9-5 EDT dpavey@cccbbs.UUCP This is not an official document of Syncor International. This work is the sole responsibility of the author and has not been
root@sporty.UUCP (Super STUD) (05/26/91)
In article <s64g33w164w@cccbbs.UUCP> dpavey@cccbbs.UUCP (doug pavey) writes: > >Why not use the Xenix version of WP? I don't use it because of the high $$$ of most UNIX/XENIX software. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Anderson jaa@rsch.oclc.org H: 614-252-7563 sporty!jeff@ursa-major.spdcc.com W: 614-764-6222 jeff@sporty.UUCP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
bill@camco.Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) (05/28/91)
In <309@sporty.UUCP> root@sporty.UUCP (Super STUD) writes: :In article <s64g33w164w@cccbbs.UUCP> dpavey@cccbbs.UUCP (doug pavey) writes: :> :>Why not use the Xenix version of WP? :I don't use it because of the high $$$ of most UNIX/XENIX software. The 5-user Xenix/Unix versions of WP5.0 cost about the same as two DOS versions. How is this more expensive (assuming you're being legal about it of course). Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software UUCP: ...!thebes!camco!bill 6641 East Mercer Way uunet!camco!bill Mercer Island, WA 98040; (206) 947-5591
root@sporty.UUCP (Super STUD) (05/28/91)
In article <1057@camco.Celestial.COM> bill@camco.Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) writes: > >The 5-user Xenix/Unix versions of WP5.0 cost about the same as >two DOS versions. How is this more expensive (assuming you're >being legal about it of course). My system is my home PC. I do have ~10-15 users that dial in but only I have access to VP/ix. The dial in users are mostly Usenet readers. They have their own home PCs and their own wordprocessing software. Since DOS software is cheaper (and what I am forced to use at work), I put up with the few abnormalities of VP/ix. Unix will never have the market share of dos because: 1. System administration/installation is far too complex for the ordinary MS-DOS user. 2. MS-DOS software is generally *much* less expensive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Anderson jaa@rsch.oclc.org H: 614-252-7563 sporty!jeff@ursa-major.spdcc.com W: 614-764-6222 B7 f+ t w dc g+ k+ s- e r jeff@sporty.UUCP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------