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Re: Word 5.1



On 20 Feb 1996, Stephen P Lee wrote:

> I wish to install MacWord 5.1 in Executor for Linux 1.99q. The installing
> program kept reminding me that '/' was damaged and to switch to another
> disk. I gave-up on this and manually unpacked the files using unstuffit. 

OK, problems with the Installer program that many programs (including 
Word 5.1) uses have been documented.  The best way of installing these 
type of programs is to install them on a real Mac, then copy over the 
installed program to Executor.  But you seem to have circumvented the 
problem allright.

> Word5.1 now works but printing is a problem. I have Linux setup to print
> with lpr using the APS filter to handle postscript output. In
> Executor/Word 5.1 printing a file results in pages of postscript commands.
> Does Executor normally send print jobs to lpr? If I send output to a file
> and view with ghostview I almost get what is suppose to be printed with
> one exception - parts of text at the top of the page and sometimes down
> the middle of the page are missing. Is printing fully functional in the
> demo version of Executor? 

This is a documented bug in the releases up to 1.99q.  It is fixed in the 
latest BleedingEdge releases.  I recommend you go ahead and upgrade to 
1.99q6 -- it's available at:

ftp://ftp.ardi.com/pub/BleedingEdge/Linux/
ftp://vorlon.mit.edu/pub/ardi/BleedingEdge/Linux/

>  One final question, is it too late to purchase an educational license >
for 1.99q? > > Thanks for your answers! > Stephen > -- > Stephen P. Lee
Office: (604) 291-4291 > Department of Biological Sciences Fax: (604)
291-3496 > Simon Fraser University E-mail: Stephen_p_lee@sfu.ca > Burnaby,
BC, Canada. V5A 1S6

If you act now, you can still (barely) get in on the student program.

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