------------------------- WPERFECT WordPerfect products discussion echo This conference is for the discussion of all topics related DESC to Corel's WordPerfect products. This includes WordPerfect, Corel Presentations, Corel Office Professional, PerfectOffice, etc. Distribution: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 5 # Nodes: N/A Volume: 50/WEEK Rules: Moderators: Bill White, 1:135/110 (bill.white@110.sunshine.com) Last changed: 24 Jul 97 by Bill White, 1:135/110 The above data will be added to the Echolist file ELIST708.TXT which will be distributed on 01 Aug 97. The following data lines are formatted as a convenience for other Robot programs. Tagname: WPERFECT Title: WordPerfect products discussion echo Moderators: Bill White, 1:135/110 (bill.white@110.sunshine.com) Keeper, Echolist Robot * SLMR 2.1a * Be tactful. Never alienate anyone on purpose! --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: Miami Amateur Computer Club BBS/USR Courier V.E (1:135/110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBX00007 Date: 07/27/97 From: BILL WHITE Time: 05:53pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: The rules The WordPerfect (WPERFECT) Conference Official Conference Guidelines Revised: April 29, 1997 1 - This conference is for the discussion of what is currently known as Corel Corporation's WordPerfect. Discussions about other Corel products included in the Suite are also fair game. 2 - Discussion of non-WordPerfect software should be taken to the appropriate echo. However, discussion of commercial and shareware third-party applications designed to work with WordPerfect (i.e., document templates, macros, font systems, off-line readers, etc.) is allowed. 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Bill White, Moderator: WPERFECT Echo FIDO: Bill White @ 1:135/110 (Miami) InterNet: bill.white@110.sunshine.com * SLMR 2.1a * Just hand over the chocolate and no one will get hurt! --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: Miami Amateur Computer Club BBS/USR Courier V.E (1:135/110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00000 Date: 07/27/97 From: STEVE HAYES Time: 04:18am \/To: STEVE CHENOWETH (Read 4 times) Subj: FAX WITH WP 6.0 In a message of <12 Jun 1997 02:19>, STEVE CHENOWETH (1:116/3000) writes: >SC: MP>SC>Steve, check the memory usage of your computer, then >SC: check to see if >SC: MP>SC>your WP drivers are being seen. Either one of the two >SC: would keep the >SC: MP>SC>WP drivers from loading. Let us know how it turns out. >SC: Note: other >SC: MP>SC>things could keep the WP drivers from loading. Let us >SC: know how it >SC: MP>SC>turns out.ttyl-steve >SC: >SC: MP>WP^.)DOS ships with a readme file that lays out the sequence >SC: for loading >SC: MP>fax drivers. One has to be loaded first, or the other one >SC: will not load. >SC: >SC: Oh so true, hope Steve H sees this. The best of my memories hes >SC: running >SC: WP 5.1 plus, could be wrong. I took a look at WP6.0 and it >SC: didn't really >SC: show me anything. WP5.1 will do most of what I want it to do >SC: anyway. >SC: I couldn't see the extra investment. Come to think about it >SC: Orem >SC: made me about half angry. Read about WP6.0 in the echo and >SC: am still >SC: waiting for Orem to let me know about the upgrades. Before you >SC: ask, I'm >SC: a registered user or WP5.1, with manuals and all.ttyl- >SC: steve The only thing that changed was the modem. My previous modem was a Class II fax modem, which worked sometimes with WP 6.0 to send faxes. It occasionally bombed, which required a complete reinstallation of WP 6.0. When I exchanged my 14400 modem for a 336000 one, the new one appeared to be Class I rather than Class II, and I could not get it to work with WP 6.0. I've been using Bitfax with it. Keep well Steve Hayes --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: Ikon, POINTILLIST image. Pretoria, RSA (5:7106/20.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00001 Date: 07/27/97 From: CAMERON HALL Time: 03:59pm \/To: KEN BLAKE (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: WordPerfect8.0 -=> Quoting Ken Blake to Cameron Hall on 25 Jul 97 10:26 <=- -=> Subj: Re: WordPerfect8.0 <=- KB> $198, even in Canadian dollars, sounds very high. I usually see it KB> advertised for something around $100 here. Is that $100 for the upgrade or full version. I have some HP deskjet questions but that's for another message... :-) Cameron Hall cameron.hall@bluebeam.gryn.org | ad121@hwcn.org Blue Beam MailServer | 905 662 5784 | Stoney Creek ON Canada | v34 FAX --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: Blue Beam MailServer Stoney Creek Canada (1:2424/3120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00002 Date: 07/27/97 From: PETER LANE-COLLETT Time: 05:51am \/To: CAMERON HALL (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: WordPerfect8.0 Cameron, at 11:58 on Wed, Jul 23 1997, you wrote to Ken Blake ... TH>>No comments on it other than I noticed that it is selling for about TH>>$44 at Surplus Direct. KB>> That's a very good price. Where's Surplus Dircet? Is that a store or a KB>> mail-order source? How can I get in touch with them? CH> Hmmm... That's real interesting. What do you get for $44 american? CH> Here, I just phoned a retail outlet and it's $198 for the upgrade... CH> The full versions usually run up here from $320 and up. CH> Go figure... And it's a Canadian product too... It sounds like the Acedemic/Competitive Upgrade version. Here in Australia it's $249 for the upgrade to WP Suite 8, $65 for the full Acedemic version and about $499 for the full retail version. I think there is also just plain WP 8 with nothing else which I saw in Acedemic version for $49.95. I think the Australian dollar is currently running at about 73/74c US. Regards, Peter peter.lc@mailbox.uq.edu.au http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzplanec --- Msgedsq 3.10 * Origin: Montezuma's Revenge -= 61-7-3398-4288 =- (3:640/306) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00003 Date: 07/27/97 From: PETER LANE-COLLETT Time: 05:57am \/To: PHIL TURNBULL (Read 4 times) Subj: well Phil, at 16:52 on Sat, Jul 19 1997, you wrote to All ... PT> does WP offer upgrades say from Suite 7 to Suite 8 It upgrades at least from WP version 6. PT> PT> z0cC z0cFz0cC PT> z0 PT> z0cC z0cB Sex with Love: Feeds a hungry mind & satisfies the soul. PT> z0cC z0 PT> z0cC z0 I think you have a brain damaged mail reader. This is second message I have seen from you like this. Regards, Peter peter.lc@mailbox.uq.edu.au http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzplanec --- Msgedsq 3.10 * Origin: Montezuma's Revenge -= 61-7-3398-4288 =- (3:640/306) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00004 Date: 07/28/97 From: DEL DAVIS Time: 07:22pm \/To: BILL WHITE (Read 4 times) Subj: looking for.... -=> Quoting Bill White to Del Davis <=- looking for.... 07-24-97 14:26 DD> I am looking for instructions to be able DD> to make multiple return mailing labels DD> 1/2 X 1.75 (80 to sheet) of same address. DD> If you can help please respond ASAP. BW> You didn't tell the version and platform. In 6.1 Bill... I do believe 6.0 was Dos and 6.1 is windows (Beta Versions). I am looking for instructions to be able to make multiple return address mailing labels 1/2 X 1.75 (80 to sheet) of same address for 5.1 or 60. I just tried your instructions below and my system crashed. BW> In 6.1 for DOS, I type the first ;label, block it, Ctrl+Ins to BW> insert it on the clipboard. Hit return for the second BW> label. Make a temporary macro (and Enter macro), hit BW> Shift+F10 for retrieve, close macro. That made the BW> third copy. Ctrl+R for repeat, enter 77, play macro BW> and you have the 80 labels all the same. ... DOS never says "EXCELLENT command or filename"... --- * Origin: * My Place BBS * Bowie, Md USA * V.34 * (301)805-1602 * 1:109/570) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00005 Date: 07/28/97 From: FRANK MALLORY Time: 07:08pm \/To: AUGUST ABOLINS (Read 4 times) Subj: HTML in 6.2D - NOT AA>I may have missed your very first posting on this thread, but where AA>did you get the impression that HTML was supported, BTW? I am AA>looking through a special catalog from Misco that describes a variety AA>of Corel products. According to the catalog, WP Suite 8 contains AA>"comprehensive HTML support" including Barista 2.0. I think the WP7 AA>Suite does too. But the modest descriptions for WP 6.2 do not AA>mention anything about HTML. I got that impression from reading an ad that included various versions of WP; obviously, I was mistaken. AA>If you truly need some kind of HTML support, there are many 3rd party AA>or shareware products that should do the trick. No need to agonize AA>over the WP purchase. Could you name one, please? I looked through a large, recent shareware listing but couldn't find anything. I got one program that will let me import text into HTML, but I would lose all the fonts and formatting of WP. AA>Is that the same Tiger people that put together PCs? I have a couple AA>of machines from them. Nice collection of hardware. AA>Companies seem to have rather strict software return policies. As a AA>registered user of WP, maybe you should just take your concern AA>straight to WP (or would that be Corel now?) I've delt with the AA>those folks (when WP was in still the hands of Novell) and found them AA>to be very helpful when I needed an update to fix a font problem. And AA>then of course I had access to all thos wonderful 1-800 numbers. It AA>seems that Corel has completely done away with 1-800 services and AA>charges per every "instance". I called Corel, but they wouldn't take it back because I didn't buy it from them. And, as you suggest, Tiger has a policy (spelled out in fine print in their catalog) of not taking back ANY software. So what the hey, I've gotten much more than my money's worth out of WordPerfect over the years. --- msged 2.05 * Origin: Silver Bullet - Silver Spring, Md - 301-622-2247 (1:109/417) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00006 Date: 07/27/97 From: TIM HUTZLER Time: 06:41pm \/To: KEN BLAKE (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: WordPerfect8.0 TH>Good luck with your decision, Ken. And if you get into 8.0, please TH>let us know what you think of it. KB>Thanks, I'll check their web page. I'm sure I'll get 8.0 KB>eventually, but depending on the price, it may not be immediate. I have called Corel since our last message, the sales rep admitted that there were problems when they ported their product over for Win95. That's why they came out with 8.0 so soon. Given this information, I have decided that I will probably be placing an order this week. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Madman BBS * Chico, California * 916-893-8079 * (1:119/88) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EBY00007 Date: 07/28/97 From: KEN BLAKE Time: 06:48pm \/To: CAMERON HALL (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: WordPerfect8.0 On 07-27-97 15:59, CAMERON HALL wrote -=> Quoting Ken Blake to Cameron Hall on 25 Jul 97 10:26 <=- -=> Subj: Re: WordPerfect8.0 <=- KB> $198, even in Canadian dollars, sounds very high. I usually see it KB> advertised for something around $100 here. CH>Is that $100 for the upgrade or full version. Sorry, I should have said--it's for the upgrade version. - - Ken Blake kblake@sisna.com - --- * WR 1.31 # 119 * Incorrigible punster -- do not incorrige. * Origin: The Tucson Computer Society BBS (1:300/2)