diff --git a/_posts/2020-06-01-more-old-cd-roms-and-gotchas.md b/_posts/2019-06-01-more-old-cd-roms-and-gotchas.md similarity index 100% rename from _posts/2020-06-01-more-old-cd-roms-and-gotchas.md rename to _posts/2019-06-01-more-old-cd-roms-and-gotchas.md diff --git a/_posts/2019-06-02-wordstar-for-the-ibm-pc-circa-1982.md b/_posts/2019-06-02-wordstar-for-the-ibm-pc-circa-1982.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ac43ae6f99 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2019-06-02-wordstar-for-the-ibm-pc-circa-1982.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "WordStar for the IBM PC circa 1982" +date: 2019-06-02 10:00:00 +permalink: /blog/2019/06/02/ +preview: https://demo-disks.pcjs.org/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WS320-ORIG.png +--- + +The PCjs page for [MicroPro WordStar 3.20 for the IBM PC](/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/) +has been updated to include original MicroPro diskettes for version 3.20, along with other materials, +including: + +{% include gallery-begin.html %} + +{% include gallery-image.html src="{{ site.demo-disks.baseurl }}/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WS320-ORIG.png" width="320" height="320" title="WordStar 3.20 Disk 1" link="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="{{ site.demo-disks.baseurl }}/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/MM320-ORIG.png" width="320" height="320" title="WordStar 3.20 Disk 2" link="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Binder.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.0 Training Guide" link="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqlTMVtF-s8OxtSNpA" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Training-Guide.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.0 Training Guide" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqlYINZ_GQ3Y6NVSUA?e=cUZyft" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-General-Information.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.2 General Information" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkVkrQ_SzATTmls_Q?e=D3kVDU" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Reference-Manual.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.2 Reference Manual" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkWhsTCHW7gkQ2W7A?e=VLlYyf" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Technical-Information.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.2 Technical Information" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkUQdVG_FL8aYm3fg?e=yffrXl" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Reference-Card.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.0 Reference Card" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkTDr8PVob3Mpvnxg?e=XPFAEC" %} +{% include gallery-end.html %} + +More information is available in the [WordStar](/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/) section of the website. + +*[@jeffpar](https://jeffpar.com)* +*June 2, 2019* diff --git a/disks-demo b/disks-demo index 4d97b5481c..2e9d078352 160000 --- a/disks-demo +++ b/disks-demo @@ -1 +1 @@ -Subproject commit 4d97b5481c73bbbbe9bb87fe95f694a58df389fc +Subproject commit 2e9d078352389cd97b85f4d220b70140dd522d19 diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/README.md b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/README.md index 57d82d2413..7bda52ae42 100644 --- a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/README.md +++ b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- layout: page -title: MicroPro WordStar 3.20 +title: MicroPro WordStar 3.20 for the IBM PC permalink: /disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/ machines: - id: ibm5150 @@ -10,23 +10,67 @@ machines: A: name: PC DOS 2.00 (Disk 1) B: - name: WordStar 3.20 + name: WordStar 3.20 (Original) autoType: $date\r$time\rB:\rWS\r --- -MicroPro WordStar 3.20 ----------------------- +MicroPro WordStar 3.20 for the IBM PC +------------------------------------- -A [Directory Listing](#directory-of-wordstar-320) of the single-sided (160Kb) WordStar 3.20 diskette, recreated by -[The OS/2 Museum](http://www.os2museum.com/), is provided below. +[Directory Listings](#directory-of-wordstar-320-original) of original single-sided (160Kb) +WordStar 3.20 diskettes are provided below. Before we acquired the originals, all we had was a +disk image recreated by [The OS/2 Museum](http://www.os2museum.com/). We have retained both +sets of files for comparison purposes. + +The same acquisition included: + +- WordStar 3.2 General Information Manual +- WordStar 3.0 Reference Card +- WordStar 3.2 Reference Manual +- WordStar 3.2 Technical Information +- WordStar 3.0 Training Guide (20 lessons) +- Official WordStar MicroPro Binder + + You can browse all of the [Additional Materials](#additional-materials) below. + +{% include gallery-begin.html %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Binder.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.0 Training Guide" link="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqlTMVtF-s8OxtSNpA" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Training-Guide.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.0 Training Guide" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqlYINZ_GQ3Y6NVSUA?e=cUZyft" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-General-Information.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.2 General Information" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkVkrQ_SzATTmls_Q?e=D3kVDU" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Reference-Manual.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.2 Reference Manual" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkWhsTCHW7gkQ2W7A?e=VLlYyf" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Technical-Information.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.2 Technical Information" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkUQdVG_FL8aYm3fg?e=yffrXl" %} +{% include gallery-image.html src="/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Reference-Card.png" width="320" height="460" title="WordStar 3.0 Reference Card" link="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArcO_mFRe1Z9gqkTDr8PVob3Mpvnxg?e=XPFAEC" %} +{% include gallery-end.html %} {% include machine.html id="ibm5150" %} -### Directory of WordStar 3.20 +### Directory of WordStar 3.20 (Original) + + Volume in drive A has no label + Directory of A:\ + + WS COM 20480 + WSMSGS OVR 27264 + WSOVLY1 OVR 40960 + INSTALL BAS 14848 + WSBAUD BAS 1152 + EXAMPLE TXT 9216 + 6 file(s) 113920 bytes + 45568 bytes free + +### Directory of WordStar 3.20 (MailMerge) Volume in drive A has no label + Directory of A:\ - Directory of A:\ + MAILMRGE OVR 11520 + 1 file(s) 11520 bytes + 148480 bytes free + +### Directory of WordStar 3.20 (Recreated) + + Volume in drive A has no label + Directory of A:\ WSOVLY1 OVR 40960 01-01-80 12:00a WSMSGS OVR 27264 01-01-80 12:00a @@ -35,8 +79,17 @@ A [Directory Listing](#directory-of-wordstar-320) of the single-sided (160Kb) Wo WS COM 20480 01-01-80 12:00a MAILMRGE OVR 11520 01-01-80 12:00a WSBAUD BAS 1152 02-23-13 8:45a - 7 file(s) 122496 bytes - - Total files listed: 7 file(s) 122496 bytes 36352 bytes free + +### Diskette Pictures + +![WordStar 3.20 Disk 1]({{ site.demo-disks.baseurl }}/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WS320-ORIG.png) + +![WordStar 3.20 Disk 2]({{ site.demo-disks.baseurl }}/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/MM320-ORIG.png) + +### Additional Materials + +The following materials were acquired at the same time (May 2019) as the original diskettes. + + diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Reference-Card.png b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Reference-Card.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d583f413a1 Binary files /dev/null and b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Reference-Card.png differ diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Training-Guide.png b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Training-Guide.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..74a34a541e Binary files /dev/null and b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar30-Training-Guide.png differ diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Binder.png b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Binder.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..27b7424c87 Binary files /dev/null and b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Binder.png differ diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-General-Information.png b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-General-Information.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1696bfb1d3 Binary files /dev/null and b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-General-Information.png differ diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Reference-Manual.png b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Reference-Manual.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6aac2c4e91 Binary files /dev/null and b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Reference-Manual.png differ diff --git a/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Technical-Information.png b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Technical-Information.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5a35a8c6b9 Binary files /dev/null and b/disks/pcx86/apps/other/wordstar/3.20/WordStar32-Technical-Information.png differ