WordPerfect (was [H-GEN] Re: Unix vs NT)

[Raymond Smith]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Raymond Smith <raymonds at uq.net.au>)

On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Martin Pool wrote:
> Wasn't the first version of WordPerfect written specifically for some
> law-related branch of the Utah government?

I do not know. The first version of WordPerfect did evolve IIRC from a VMS
text editor (hence escape being F3 not F1, and other oddities). I believe
that WP4 (and 4.2 in particular) were written with a great many
enhancements for the law-branch of Utah.

There was an article on C|Net about Corel deliberately targetting the
legal profession with future versions of its suite. A good idea, one that
seems to be working for Apple and the Schools market.

Cheers,

Raymond

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