You did not state the the platform which you are using, but i am assuming it is windows. As explained below, i managed to get wordstar 6 for dos running on a windows 7 64 bit computer using dosbox. Xoom also released a version of wordstar for windows 2. But so far, ive been unable to solve the printer problem which i explain at the end of this post. To open and convert old wordstar for dos files in microsoft word, you will need a converter, which is currently available at. Big but not unwieldy, powerful but not too complex, packed with desktop publishing features and advanced integration capabilities for power userswordstar 6. In a file browser, go to the wordstar directory and run the convert. Also home site for the wordstar command emulator addin for microsoft word. I assume this same procedure will work on a 32bit windows 7 system and quite possibly later versions of windows. Wordstar free download wordstar was a very powerful, compact dosbased text processor. Running wordstar 6 on windows 7 using vdos thanks to dennis mccunney for helping me learn how to set vdos up. How to convert wordstar files to plain text ascii and. If you know the wordstar interface but havent taken a look at the program in a few years, youll welcome its new power and versatility. Wordstar resources for wordstar for dos, wordstar 2000 for dos, and wordstar for windows.
The program converts your wordstar files to plain text and writes them out as new files in the same directory. Let us know, and make the ucla knowledge base a little bit better. Wordstar, originally from micropro, was a popular word processor during the early 80s. Does the wordstar emulator work on win10 windows 10 forums.
The company purchased legacy, an existing windows based word processor, which was altered and released as wordstar for windows in 1991. Convert wordstar files to plain text ascii and microsoft. Hi folks why not run a windows version that wordstar still runs on as a virtual machine. Wordstar resource site home of all things wordstar. Running wordstar for dos under windows vdosplus to the rescue. Folks who use the command line a lot usually place a shortcut icon to it on their desktop. Wordstar was a small, neat and efficient way of creating files that you mostly needed on your computer, rather than printed off, maybe. Other solutions as an elementary word processing program use wordpad i think its still included with windows 10, other free office things such as libreoffice or kingsoft office etc. I assume the same procedure will work on a 32bit windows 7 system and quite possibly later versions of windows. In the early 90s, microsoft word for windows took over. Like many other producers of successful dos applications, wordstar international delayed before deciding to make a version for the commercially successful windows 3.
One way to do this with windows 7 is click the start button, click on all programs, click on acce ssories, and then click on command prompt. The branch of ooo which opens wordstar files is staroffice 5. This means that i cant print anything to paper from within wordstar. Running wordstar 6 on windows 7 using dosbox disclaimer. Commands part ii by victor frankfor more than 15 years, four companies, and all these nonwindows versions, wordstar maintained backwards command compatibility. Exe to strip off the high bit, if i need to import the file as. It was ported to a number of cpm architectures as well as unix and pcmsdos. I am running wordstar 6 for dos on a windows 7 64bit computer using vdos. Im a hugo and nebula awardwinning sciencefiction writer, and ive been using wordstar since 1983, writing all 24 of my novels with it. It competed directly against many word processors, including wordperfect, microsoft word for dos, and multimate.
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