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WordStar

WordStar is a discontinued word processor application for microcomputers. It was published by MicroPro International and originally written for the CP/M-80 operating system (OS), with later editions added for MS-DOS and other 16-bit PC OSes. Rob Barnaby was the sole author of the early versions of the program.

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Developer
MicroPro International Corporation
Operating system
CP/M-80 (originally on Intel 8080 and Zilog Z80) MS-DOS, Windows
Original author
Rob Barnaby
Release
1978; 48 years ago (1978)
Stable release
WordStar 7.0d / 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Type
Word processor

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Interface

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Bidirectional text

File types

Installation

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Emulation

Legacy

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WordStar

Nodes145
Edges144
Triples317
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013793
Components1

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WordStar

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related to MS-DOS · 36
WordStar → April, As, BIOS, COM, CONV86, CP/M, CP/M-80, CP/M-86, CPUs, Ctrl-key, Diane Hajicek, DOS, DOS API, DOS WordStar, DOS's API, However, I/O, IBM PC, IBM PCs, IBM-compatible PCs
related to NewStar · 31
WordStar → Advertisements, After, After PC DOS, Anyone, April, Ask Your Dealer, At, By, Company, December, Despite, His, In September, It, January, MicroPro, Microsoft Word, Multimate, NewStar, NewWord
related to Founding · 22
WordStar → After, After Rubinstein, Barnaby, CP/M, Digital Research, He, IBM, IMSAI, Intel, John Robbins Barnaby, June, MicroPro, MicroPro International Corporation, Microsoft, Priced, Rubinstein, September, Seymour, SuperSort, Wang Laboratories
related to Legacy · 22
WordStar → Amstrad PCW, Concurrent CP/M, CP/M, German, GUI, In, It, LapStar, Linux, Martin Vieregg, Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, NewStar, NewWord, OS, OS/2, PCW, Set, Since, TRS-80 Model
related to Running on modern platforms · 20
WordStar → Another, Because FCB, CP/M, CP/M's, DOS, DOSBox, DOSEMU, FCB, FCBs, FreeDOS, In, Linux, MS-DOS, MS-DOS File Control Block, One, OS/2, The, Unix-like, When MS-DOS, Windows
related to External links · 19
WordStar → Archive, August, Complete WordStar, February, Michael, Microsoft's Office File Converter, ORG Documents Library, Pack, Petrie, Potted History, Sawyer, September, Support, The BITSAVERS, Wayback MachineRobert, Wordstar Command Reference Archived, WordStar Resource Site, WordStarMicrosoft Help, You
related to Early success · 17
WordStar → Barnaby, Besides, By, By May, BYTE, Electric Pencil, IBM PC, June, Many, March, MicroPro, MicroPro's, Osborne, The, Using, WordStar's, WYSIWYG
related to Bidirectional text · 16
WordStar → An, Around, CP/M, CP/M-capable, DS2100, Elbit, Elbit Systems, English, For, Haifa, Hebrew, Hebrew-English WordStar, Israel, MicroPro, The, WYSIWYG
related to WordStar 2000 · 15
WordStar → At, DisplayWrite, Gradually, IBM Displaywriter System, IBM's, MicroPro, MicroPro's, MultiMate, PC, PCs, Such, Wang, Wang Laboratories, When IBM, WordPerfect
related to Emulation · 14
WordStar → Although, Caps Lock, Control, Ctrl, CtrlPlus, It, One, PC, The, These, To, Windows, WordStar's, Yoji Hagiya

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word text version program users ms-dos cp pc commands used versions many would early software files microsoft micropro could 2000

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WordStarDeveloperMicroPro International Corporation1.00infobox
WordStarOperating systemCP/M-80 (originally on Intel 8080 and Zilog Z80) MS-DOS, Windows1.00infobox
WordStarOriginal authorRob Barnaby1.00infobox
WordStarRelease1978; 48 years ago (1978)1.00infobox
WordStarStable releaseWordStar 7.0d / 1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox
WordStarTypeWord processor1.00infobox
WordStarWebsitewww.wordstar.org1.00infobox
WordStaris adiscontinued word processor application for microcomputers0.90text
disk directoriesinstance ofWordStar 2000 supported features0.80text
but lacked compatibility with the file formats of existing WordStar versionsinstance ofWordStar 2000 supported features0.80text
also made numerous unpopular changes to the interfaceinstance ofWordStar 2000 supported features0.80text
WordPerfect reduced MicroPro's market shareinstance ofGradually competitors0.80text

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