From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 19 04:23:18 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3C091065673 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:23:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh1.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A62008FC0C for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:23:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 184-78-197-203.war.clearwire-wmx.net ([184.78.197.203] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh1.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QuGbp-0006aB-OU; Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:22:42 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:23:05 -0700 Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:23:05 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: Lars Eighner Message-ID: <20110819042305.GD54831@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: Lars Eighner , Al Plant , scott mcclellan , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" References: <1313705889.77615.YahooMailNeo@web45712.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <4E4DDC75.7020503@hdk5.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="eheScQNz3K90DVRs" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh1.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" , scott mcclellan , Al Plant Subject: Re: new to os X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:23:18 -0000 --eheScQNz3K90DVRs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Lars Eighner on Thursday, 18 August 2011: > On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Al Plant wrote: >=20 > >Aloha Lars, > > > >You mentioned WP5 in this thread. I have some docs on disks that were=20 > >created in WP5. You know any FreeBSD based app like abiword that can rea= d=20 > >them for transfer to a contemporary program? >=20 > I don't know of anything. If I recall correctly, abiword could open such > files but made mincemeat of them - perhaps some progress has been made si= nce > I last tried. >=20 > Since I still have my copy of WP5, I run it in dosbox and re-export file = to > a more widely supported format. This is subject to the limitations of the > time, so the conversion of special characters and formating is iffy and > tables are almost guaranteed to be a mess. I believe there is a dummy pr= int > driver for WP6DOS which prints WP6 documents to disc in pdf or ghostscript > which can subsequently be printed to paper (or converted) with modern=20 > tools. There might be something similar for WP5, but in both cases this= =20 > depends on > having the original WP program to run in dosbox. >=20 > Since intellectual property puts meat on my family's table, I naturally > would not suggest that pirate copies of WP5 might be on the web somewhere. >=20 > --=20 > Lars Eighner > http://www.larseighner.com/index.html > 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" I use libreoffice to open all my old WP files. It's slow as a dog, but at least it can read them. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --eheScQNz3K90DVRs Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOTeUpAAoJEIpckszW26+R0kIIAKDs/11nDL4EvRwttzE0znav TgnPjRyOJCQhN9RmWhXvNpXGED3tfdEfH4S2enrSSCLOFv5/2lawS2ZX9ai+hqmN i4W+NzIGOWo3ctzv8ZfwK9vHnblPXHdntwQOuQbdKrvjhvgWOJ/WdVi9LKERUu0L NJ2IUMPtaG5nWqzyY3qZElyfC2H58BTcJLtPAcVdailBMV5bFF8wgVePbVs1MHKv tOB20L71WIPPusInwcRI7vo7gKZBZsRcGeVw2J3EMce8lY9uDPVuBN1XpsscNBjX ZF8aS+Sr79Eaa0XGbx9flaam3j/uRP0ziKmnv/2rpJkwZD37ppiTkFckH5dKT+8= =yR68 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --eheScQNz3K90DVRs--