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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. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div>On 11/19/2019 11:35 AM, Logan Harbaugh
via Ipg-smz wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:navy"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:navy">Thanks,
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:navy"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:navy">Logan
G. Harbaugh<br>
<a href="mailto:logan@lharba.com" target="_blank">logan@lharba.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:navy">530-243-1346</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:navy">1547
Magnolia Ave.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:navy">Redding,
CA 96001</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:navy"><a href="http://www.lharba.com/" target="_blank">www.lharba.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:navy"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">
Ipg-smz [<a href="mailto:ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org" target="_blank">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<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<div>
<div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div>
<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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">
Well, now you can, using this importable style for
Google Docs. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://userstyles.org/styles/130410/wordstar-customizable-theme-for-google-docs" target="_blank">https://userstyles.org/styles/130410/wordstar-customizable-theme-for-google-docs</a>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">
Fun to have open on your laptop when you're at
conferences. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">
You just tell people nonchalantly, "I prefer
writing in WordStar. I just upgraded to the latest
version of WordStar.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(pause)
Do you use WordStar, too?"<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">
phil<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Don't
forget to change to Courier font -- for the real
thing experience.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:black"><br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">--<br>
Phil Shapiro, <a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" target="_blank">pshapiro@his.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/briefbio.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a><br>
<a href="http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a><br>
<br>
"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>
"Learning happens thru gentleness."<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>"We must
reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can
choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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