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WORDSTAR, CP/M EDITION, RELEASE 4, HERE AT LAST!!!
SPECIA╠ NOTIC┼ -- JIM WELCH¼ THE NORTHEASTERN REPRESENTATIVE OF ì
MICROPRO CORPORATION WILL INTRODUCE WORDSTAR¼ CP/═ EDITION¼ ì
RELEASE 4¼ AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE BC╙ CP/═ GROUP, FORSYTH ì
DENTAL CENTER¼ 14░ THE FENWAY¼ THURSDAY¼ SEPTEMBER 10¼ 7:3░ PM« ì
All are welcome. Please come. Beginners' Clinic at 7:00 PM.
Oε Jul∙ 23¼ MicroPr∩ Corporatioε announceΣ releasσ 4.░ oµ ì
WordSta≥ fo≥ CP/M« Shipmen⌠ oµ upgrade≤ t∩ registereΣ user≤ i≤ ì
scheduleΣ t∩ begiε oε o≥ abou⌠ Augus⌠ 20« Upgrade≤ caε bσ ordereΣ ì
b∙ callinτ MicroPr∩ Custome≥ Servicσ a⌠ (800)227-560╣ 9:0░ AM-9:0░ ì
P═ EST« Thσ cos⌠ oµ thσ upgradσ i≤ $8╣ plu≤ statσ ta° anΣ ì
shipping« ┴ $1░ discoun⌠ oε order≤ placeΣ beforσ thσ enΣ oµ ì
Augus⌠ i≤ availablσ t∩ BC╙ member≤ b∙ askinτ fo≥ extensioε 6667« ì
Iε additioε t∩ upgrades¼ ne≈ copie≤ oµ Wordsta≥ ┤ caε als∩ bσ ì
ordered from Customer Service.
Notσ -- MicroPr∩ ha≤ ß uniquσ upgradσ policy« An∙ legitimatσ ì
cop∙ oµ WordSta≥ (CP/═ o≥ MS/PCDOS¼ norma∞ releasσ o≥ OE═ releasσ ì
sucΦ a≤ Kaypr∩ o≥ Osborne¼ etc.⌐ caε bσ upgradeΣ t∩ thσ curren⌠ ì
CP/═ o≥ MS/PCDO╙ version.
Wσ werσ no⌠ ablσ t∩ obtaiε ß cop∙ iε timσ t∩ writσ ß revie≈ ì
fo≥ thi≤ issuσ oµ thσ newsletter╗ however¼ ß revie≈ wil∞ bσ ì
forthcoming« Thσ followinτ detail≤ oµ thσ ne≈ releasσ havσ beeε ì
selecteΣ froφ thσ MicroPr∩ brochurσ oε thσ CP/═ Edition.
RAM REQUIREMENTS: 54K TPA with math, 51K TPA without.
DISK REQUIREMENTS: At least two 5 1/4" double density drives.
DISTRIBUTIO╬ FORMATS║ CP/═ Generiπ (8ó ss/sd)¼ Kaypro¼ Osborne« ì
Applσ duσ iε October« Note║ Wσ caε conver⌠ an∙ oµ thesσ format≤ ì
t∩ virtuall∙ an∙ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ requirσ (witΦ thσ exceptioε oµ ì
Vecto≥ Graphiπ harΣ sector).
TERMINA╠ SUPPORT║ 2╖ terminal≤ supporteΣ b∙ default¼ extensivσ ì
patching options to allow other terminal installations.
PRINTE╥ SUPPORT║ MucΦ bette≥ suppor⌠ oµ lase≥ printer≤ anΣ do⌠ ì
matri° printers« Suppor⌠ oµ tw∩ installeΣ printers« Note║ thi≤ ì
versioε oµ W╙ wil∞ no⌠ suppor⌠ backgrounΣ printinτ (usσ ß hardwarσ ì
printer buffer instead!).
HIGHLIGHTS║
UNDO
KEYSTROK┼ MACROS
FOUR-FUNCTIO╬ MAT╚ CALCULATORì
USE╥ NUMBE╥ anΣ ZCP╥ NAME─ DIRECTOR┘ SUPPORT
ONSCREE╬ BOLDFACIN╟ anΣ UNDERLININ╟ (iµ you≥ termina∞ support≤ this)
TH┼ WOR─ PLU╙ SPELLIN╟ CHECKER
MULTIPL┼ RULE╥ LINE╙ (whicΦ caε bσ saveΣ witΦ you≥ document)
GO-TO-PAGE
PRIN╘ MULTIPL┼ COPIE╙ anΣ t∩ ASCII ìè MULTI-LINE HEADERS and FOOTERS
FULL LIST OF ENHANCEMENTS:
1 Undo
2 Keystroke macros
3 Built-in four-function math calculator *
4 User number support
5 Onscreen bold and underline *
6 The WORD Plus spelling checker and expanded dictionary
7 Stored ruler lines active while editing
8 Go to page
9 Print multiple copies
10 Multi-line headers
11 Multi-line footers
12 Laser printing capability
13 Automatic paragraph indentation
14 Automatic hanging indent
15 Continuous/noncontinuous underline
16 Improved install program
1╖ Ne≈ prograφ modificatioε processe≤ (thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ al∞ patcΦ ì
point≤ arσ documenteΣ anΣ ß too∞ i≤ provideΣ t∩ d∩ thσ patches)
1╕ Proportiona∞ spacinτ (dependinτ oε printe≥ capability¼ ì
require≤ additional RAM) *
19 Improved documentation
20 Easier-to-use indexing
21 Index every word
22 Word count
2│ Ctr∞ ke∙ witΦ keypaΣ move≤ curso≥ intuitivel∙ (hardwarσ ì
dependent)
24 User-programmable function keys
25 Function keys provide alternative interface *
26 Improved speed
27 Improved use of memory
28 Specify printer at print time
29 Access two printers from one computer
30 Print to ASCII
31 Print to shared printer
32 Print to disk including all escape sequences
33 Cleaner menus
34 Block math *
35 Improved, easier-to-use conditionals
36 Merge-print math capability
37 Column replace mode
38 Convert to uppercase from lowercase
39 Convert to lowercase from uppercase
40 Help for each command
41 Improved help contents
42 Removable help messages in separate (optional) file
43 Find and replace across page breaks and soft spaces
44 Find and replace from cursor to end/beginning of file
45 Improved find and replace of control characters
46 Improved use of wildcards in find and replace
47 Move to end of sentence
48 Move to end of paragraph
49 Move to any characterè 50 Move to previous sentence
51 Move to previous paragraph
52 Move to any previous character
53 Delete rest of sentence
54 Delete rest of paragraph
55 Delete up to any character
56 Restore default page numbering
5╖ ImproveΣ mergσ printinτ (.DF⌐ allow≤ use≥ defineΣ characte≥ t∩ ì
separate variables
58 File insert (.FI) now works while printing as well as merging
5╣ Print-timσ formattinτ (.PF⌐ no≈ work≤ whilσ printinτ anΣ ì
merging
60 Page number (.PN) now works while printing and merging
61 Line height (.LH) now active while editing and printing
62 Embed a copy of the ruler line into text (.RR)
6│ Storσ lef⌠ margiε iε documen⌠ t∩ bσ activσ durinτ editinτ ì
(.LM)
6┤ Storσ righ⌠ margiε iε documen⌠ t∩ bσ activσ durinτ editinτ ì
(.RM)
65 Microspace justification on dot matrix printers (.UJ)
66 Variable character width on dot matrix printers (.CW)
67 Variable line height on dot matrix printers (.LH)
68 Alignment/word wrap may be changed while editing (.AW)
69 Line space changes may be stored within document (.LS)
70 Justification changes may be stored within document (.OJ)
71 Multi-user support
72 Installable tab stops
73 Can remove status line
74 Can read and write column blocks (Ctrl KR and CTRL KW)
75 Improved status line contents
76 Improved flag column contents
77 Toggle near-letter quality print mode within a document
78 Define print controls while editing
79 Define form feed character while editing
80 Print at fixed position when using different fonts
81 Italics (on some printers)
82 Auto indentation in nondocument mode
83 Set tab expansion in nondocument mode
84 User defined tabs based on file type in nondocument mode
85 Strip high order bits from file in nondocument mode
8╢ Conver⌠ harΣ carriagσ return≤ t∩ sof⌠ carriagσ return≤ ì
automatically
87 Predefined macro for result from last math (Esc =)
88 Predefined macro for last mathematical equation (Esc #)
89 Predefined macro for formatting numbers (Esc $)
9░ Curso≥ placeΣ wherσ i⌠ wa≤ lef⌠ afte≥ las⌠ "save-and-resumeó ì
editing
91 Maximum right margin increased to 255
92 Support for full page terminals
93 Backspace is destructive
94 Delete key deletes character
95 Visible soft spaces for increased spacing control
96 Create file to modify more than one copy of WordStar
9╖ Changσ wha⌠ WordSta≥ consider≤ ß worΣ fo≥ worΣ deletσ ì
operations (Ctrl T)è 98 Improved custom printer install
99 Delete files using wildcards
100 Limit directory displays using wildcards
101 Suppress file types from directory
102 Protect a file
103 Spell checker is user installable
104 Find and correct spelling errors
105 Automatic spelling correction
106 Find rhyming words
107 Help solve word puzzles
108 Locate anagrams
109 Automatic soft hyphenation in spelling checker
110 Look up correct spelling of a word
111 Check frequency (redundancy) of word use
112 Alphabetize and text file or word list
113 Homonym help
114 ZCPR named directory support
115 "Large file"indicator on status line
116 Print from command line
117 Print then exit from command line
118 Open document from command line
119 Open nondocument from command line
120 Print nondocuments and maintain onscreen formatting
121 Can format merge-print string variables
122 Can format merge-print numeric variables
123 Memory usage control
Thi≤ i≤ no⌠ aε advertisement╗ however¼ baseΣ oε m∙ experiencσ ì
witΦ thσ DO╙ versioε oµ WordSta≥ 4.░ (most¼ bu⌠ no⌠ al∞ ne≈ ì
feature≤ arσ commoε t∩ botΦ CP/═ anΣ MS/PCDO╙ versions)¼ yo⌡ wil∞ ì
wan⌠ t∩ conside≥ upgrading« Onσ oµ thσ mos⌠ significan⌠ feature≤ ì
i≤ thσ extensivσ patchinτ inf∩ provided« WitΦ earlie≥ version≤ oµ ì
WordStar¼ thσ use≥ communit∙ compileΣ anΣ maintaineΣ completσ ì
listing≤ oµ use≥ modifiablσ patcΦ locations« MicroPr∩ learneΣ ì
froφ thi≤ anΣ witΦ releasσ 4.0¼ ha≤ provideΣ thi≤ informatioε a≤ ì
wel∞ a≤ ß prograφ t∩ facilitatσ use≥ patchinτ oµ WordStar« Thσ ì
configurablσ option≤ anΣ patcΦ location≤ fa≥ exceeΣ thosσ founΣ iε ì
earlier WordStar releases.
08/10/87 Jim Byram
BCS CP/M Group