| Steve Litt on 19 Nov 2018 00:51:50 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Open Source Equivalent of WordPerfect |
On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:33:14 -0500 Casey Bralla <MailList@NerdWorld.org> wrote: > Does anybody know if there is an open source equivalent to > WordPerfect? All the word processing programs I have tried all seem > to emulate MS Word, which I detest. I used to be able to make WP > sing, but MS Word is a burden since it tries to outsmart me and > anticipate what it thinks I want to do, instead of letting me do what > I really want to do! > > I've been using LibreOffice, and it's adequate, but I was hoping for > more. > > Anybody have any suggestions? > I haven't tried this but I have a feeling it would work... By hook or by crook (and I don't want to know how you did it), get a copy of WP5.0 or WP5.1, the last true DOS WPs. Run your WordPerfect in a DOS emulator. SteveT Steve Litt November 2018 featured book: Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting Brand new, second edition http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug