Andy Updgrove
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Authored by Andy Updgrove on Mar 26, 2014 15:49:05 GMT
If the question posed in the title to this entry puzzles you, consider the following: yes, it’s reasonable to assume that you will be able to open a document tomorrow that you create today. But how about opening that same document ten years from now? Here’s a hint: have you tried to open one you created ten years ago? Maybe that didn’t work so well. Twenty years ago? Not a chance.
Get the idea?
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Authored by wol on Mar 27, 2014 0:01:27 GMT
Twenty years ago? Not a chance. Get the idea? Actually, not a problem :-) Indeed, if I could even still run my word-processor of choice, the then-current version could read a document created today with the latest version! :-) WordPerfect v6 was introduced in 1994, 20 years ago this year. The latest version of WP still, as far as I know, uses exactly the same document format. And WordPerfect 5.1+ for *DOS* is capable of reading that format. Yes, that's right. If I create a document using "WordPerfect for Windows 8", I could open it using WordPerfect for DOS, if only I had a DOS system to run it on. That's what happens when a company is run for its customers, not for its own bottom line customers be damned. Cheers, Wol
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Authored by wayneborean on Mar 27, 2014 9:53:05 GMT
Hey. Robert W. Sawyer still uses WordStar 3.3 as his editor. He's written a lot of popular Science Fiction on WordStar, though he has to run DosBox now to use it. That said, I have been writing a series of articles about Writing, and I cover this point. I know people who've been bitten. Thanks for reminding us Andy. Wayne madhatter.ca
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