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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (M$)
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15/05/2007 19:12:56
Joel Leach
Memorial Business Systems, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
 
 
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15/05/2007 12:54:46
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01225515
Message ID:
01225819
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>>I used PC Write back then, shareware, faster on an 8080 than word is on a dou-core :)
>>
>>>>WordStar was around long before WordImperfect or Multimate
>>>>
>
>My word processor of choice back in the dark ages was "The Final Word" from Mark of the Unicorn.
>
>Tamar

My "first" was IBM Writing Assistant, which came with the PCjr. It was much easier to use than WordStar or WordPerfect, but had all the features I needed at the time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Writing-Assistant-Version-2-00-for-the-IBM-PC-XT-AT_W0QQitemZ120072475661QQcmdZViewItem

It also came with Filing Assistant, which I guess was a database that I never used, but some people still do <g>:

http://bradchoate.com/weblog/2001/04/27/ibm-pcjr-nostalgia
Joel Leach
Microsoft Certified Professional
Blog: http://www.joelleach.net
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