On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:00:03 AM UTC+5:30, Doug wrote: > On 12/16/2014 11:34 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > YOu know? > > I need to check this edition then, because it is far more current than 1995 > > I am sure. > > Kare > > > > > Ok, I was guessing 1995, it was later. I found my copy of Corel WordPerfect 8 > for Linux, Personal Edition. The disk is copyright 1998. > If you have a version for Unix, it might never have run on Linux at all. If > you have some kind of Unix, you could always try it and see > what happens. There are various BCD versions around, which will supposedly > run on a PC. I installed PCBCD, but I couldn't get it to boot > on a multi-boot system, and I don't have a spare PC to try it on. In spite of > the fact that I "never" throw anything out, I can't find > the copy of Solaris I was going to offer you. It came from about 2000. If you > know what kind of Unix the WP was made for, and what year, > I bet you can find a Unix that will run it, on eBay, or Amazon. Most Unixes > were not free, however. Maybe the obsolescent ones are at > least reasonable! And, of course, most Unixes did not run on PCs, but some > did--the Solaris I had would. If by chance I find it, I'll > let you know. > > --doug
At least some versions seem to run on crossover https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/search?name=Wordperfect&search=app So maybe wine as well -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/a14d4683-517f-4a59-a846-498f748cd...@googlegroups.com
