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<p>I HAD a word processing business. When the TRS-80, with Scriptor
came out, I saw it the day it came out. I saw that with the
increasing availability of small computers, and word processing
software, the days of the expensive single function word
processors were numbered. <br>
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<p>I started doing a lot of writing - my stuff was accepted - I got
regular writing jobs, got some staff positions, etc. In 1986 I
wrote books on Microsoft Word (for DOS), Multimate and Multimate
Advantage, PFS Write and File (I did the database part and the
data/text integration). If I had written about WordPerfect, I'd
have sold a LOT more books...</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/20/2019 1:33 PM, Logan Harbaugh
via Ipg-smz wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
accidentally started a business. I bought the Kaypro, and to
pay for it, offered a number of services, word processing,
spreadsheets, form letters, etc., to six businesses in the
area. A year later, through word of mouth, I had so much
business that I had to either drop out of college (for the
second time), or sell the business. I sold the business, and
the guy I sold it to, built it into a good-sized company. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Logan
G. Harbaugh<br>
<a href="mailto:logan@lharba.com" moz-do-not-send="true">logan@lharba.com</a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
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Magnolia Ave.</span><span
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</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Redding,
CA 96001</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Ipg-smz [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org">mailto:ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Mark Brownstein via Ipg-smz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 20, 2019 11:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mark Brownstein<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ipg-smz] Style your Google Docs to
look like WordStar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>I had a word processing business before I went both feet into
writing. When I started using WordStar, I used a program
called Smartkeys to map the Burroughs Redactron keyboard to
WordStar. Eventually, I had to migrate over to WordStar. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 11/19/2019 11:35 AM, Logan Harbaugh
via Ipg-smz wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">For
me, it wasn’t the interface that I miss it was the ability
to jump to page 243 of a 400 page document in less than a
split jiffy. No distractions, no worrying about
formatting, just plain writing. My favorite was Xywrite on
CP/M (on a Kaypro II), but the same themes apply. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Thanks,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Logan
G. Harbaugh<br>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">1547
Magnolia Ave.</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Redding,
CA 96001</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy"><a
href="http://www.lharba.com/" moz-do-not-send="true">www.lharba.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Ipg-smz [<a href="mailto:ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Shapiro via Ipg-smz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 19, 2019 10:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ipg-smz<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Phil Shapiro<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ipg-smz] Style your Google Docs to
look like WordStar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> We
all know that sjvn would much prefer to be writing
in WordStar (from circa 1981), using the CP/M
operating system.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">
Well, now you can, using this importable style
for Google Docs. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a
href="https://userstyles.org/styles/130410/wordstar-customizable-theme-for-google-docs"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://userstyles.org/styles/130410/wordstar-customizable-theme-for-google-docs</a>
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Fun to have open on your laptop when you're at
conferences. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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You just tell people nonchalantly, "I prefer
writing in WordStar. I just upgraded to the latest
version of WordStar.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(pause)
Do you use WordStar, too?"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">
phil</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Don't
forget to change to Courier font -- for the real
thing experience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">--<br>
Phil Shapiro, <a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">pshapiro@his.com</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a><br>
<br>
"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>
"Learning happens thru gentleness."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">"We
must reinvent a future free of blinders so that
we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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