home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!ames!daffodil!chrysanthemum.cs.odu.edu!davis
- From: davis@chrysanthemum.cs.odu.edu (Mark Davis)
- Subject: WordPerfect 5.1 for Unix is available
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.165010.22359@cs.odu.edu>
- Followup-To: mark@taylor.twuug.com
- Sender: news@cs.odu.edu (News File Owner)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: chrysanthemum.cs.odu.edu
- Organization: Lake Taylor Hospital Computer Services
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:50:10 GMT
- Lines: 31
-
-
- Dateline: Friday, December 18, 11:00am EST
-
- OK, I just talked to WordPerfect again. They just started shipping WordPerfect
- for Unix, Version 5.1 *Last Night*. Don't know about anyone else, but our
- purchase order should be on their desk tomorrow!! (We're upgrading from WP4.2)
-
- FYI: WordPerfect 5.1 is a complex and powerful word processing program which
- originally became popular under MS-DEAD. It has been ported to a number of
- operating systems. The Unix version seems to be slated tword the SCO platform,
- but I think it will work under most flavors. The new version not only
- supports text terminals (like 4.2) but also runs with full GUI/WYSIWYG
- under X Windows (console, X-terminals, etc).
-
- WordPerfect has VERY good upgrade pricing and policies to take care of their
- customers. Out total upgrade for a 20 user floating licence from 4.2 will
- be around $1384 COMPLETE. I have also heard that if you have any MS-DEAD
- version lying around, this can be upgraded the the a Unix version for not
- much $$$. (Although, WP for Unix CAN be expensive for a first-time buyer :< )
-
- We are in the process of a hardware upgrade to an Altos 15000, so it won't
- be loaded immediately. But if there is interest, send me E-Mail and I will
- give you an overview of our experience with the new software. If there is
- enough interest, I will post it to the net.
-
- - mark@taylor.twuug.com
-
- /------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
- | Mark A. Davis---> Lake Taylor Hospital ..!uunet!chrysanthemum!taylor!mark |
- | Systems Admin. Computer Services---> mark@taylor.UUCP / @taylor.twuug.com |
- \------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
-