looking for DOS word processing s/ware

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I'm looking for a simple way to to create written documents in
DOS (3.3). The software would need to exist and run off a
single stiffy disk, since the machine has no HDD to install it on.

What I have is something called "Electric Desk", but that diskette
is buggered. Possibly someone knows where I can find a copy
of that ...?

TIA
jona
 
I'm looking for a simple way to to create written documents in
DOS (3.3). The software would need to exist and run off a
single stiffy disk, since the machine has no HDD to install it on.

What I have is something called "Electric Desk", but that diskette
is buggered. Possibly someone knows where I can find a copy
of that ...?
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What about an abandonware version of Wordperfect?
 
jona wrote on 02 mei 2004 in alt.comp.freeware:
I'm looking for a simple way to to create written documents in
DOS (3.3). The software would need to exist and run off a
single stiffy disk, since the machine has no HDD to install it on.
Click to expand...

I used to use Qedit, now renamed and at:

<http://www.semware.com/>
 
I'm looking for a simple way to to create written documents in
DOS (3.3). The software would need to exist and run off a
single stiffy disk, since the machine has no HDD to install it on.

What I have is something called "Electric Desk", but that diskette
is buggered. Possibly someone knows where I can find a copy
of that ...?
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Use Copy Con.

Bob

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jona said:
I'm looking for a simple way to to create written documents in
DOS (3.3). The software would need to exist and run off a
single stiffy disk, since the machine has no HDD to install it on.

What I have is something called "Electric Desk", but that diskette
is buggered. Possibly someone knows where I can find a copy
of that ...?

TIA
jona
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Do a google search for AEDIT to TED or something like that. think COX has
something on his DOS website IIRC but have not been there in a while. maybe
someone can provide an active link (don't have it on me)
 
I'm looking for a simple way to to create written documents in
What about an abandonware version of Wordperfect?
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Those old versions of Wordperfect were a bitch to use. You had to
know a lot of obscure key commands. What would be better for this
guy is a nice up to date DOS word processor with a GUI and menu
bars that stay in place.
 
Evertjan. said:
jona wrote on 02 mei 2004 in alt.comp.freeware:

I used to use Qedit, now renamed and at:

<http://www.semware.com/>
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If it's now called "Semware Editor", they've gone shareware.

Thanks to you and eveyone else for their input.

I have not yet managed to locate an abandonware copy of WP,
but VDE works just fine.
 
Bob Adkins said:
Use Copy Con.
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This DOS3.3 doesn't have copycon and I'm not sure whether it should.
The computer is a Toshiba T1000SE which doesn't seem to have a
HDD and has it's DOS on a 1mb RAMcard .... I think.
 
See if you can locate TimeWorks Word Writer PC. I believe it is
abandonware. It runs off one floppy and does a respectable job. It
includes a good dictionary and lots of handy functions-- even has a gui of
sorts which, as I recall, allows use with your mouse. I used it on DOS 3.3
back when. juzme
 
jona scribebat:
This DOS3.3 doesn't have copycon and
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DOS surely has "copy con", it is a DOS command which orders the PC to
copy data that was written on the keyboard to a file. You can use it to
write text files if your editor is missing. It is /not/ a word
processor, it is not even a text editor...
 
"jona" <[email protected]> wrote:
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I'm looking for a simple way to to create written documents in
DOS (3.3). The software would need to exist and run off a
single stiffy disk, since the machine has no HDD to install it on.
Click to expand...
What I have is something called "Electric Desk", but that diskette
is buggered. Possibly someone knows where I can find a copy
of that ...?
Click to expand...

I'd still be using this if it worked with Win32. I started using it
under DOS 6.0, I'm not sure what the differences are from 3.3 to 6.0.
I don't know the capacity of a (5.25"?) stiff disk either. Some files
can be deleted though, such as the help files and doc files.

NE v3.00b 367,919 bytes:

NE v3.00B FREEWARE text editor with ALL the features. From GDSOFT.
(stands for NO EDLIN EVER !!) Very good and small Editor with WORDWRAP
and SPELL CHECKING !! A TOTAL replacement for EDLIN and DOS EDIT (UGH
!!). Can edit MULTIPLE files, has block commands, justify, search,
replace and ALL of the features that you expect in a decent editor. It
is VERY FAST and small and FREE !! Works GREAT on laptops too !! (c)
1993,1995 GDSOFT.

http://www.woundedmoon.org/msdos.html
 
Those old versions of Wordperfect were a bitch to use. You had to
know a lot of obscure key commands. What would be better for this
guy is a nice up to date DOS word processor with a GUI and menu
bars that stay in place.
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Ctrl-K this, Ctrl-K that... yea, it was a pain. But text formatting was cool
in its day.

Bob

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See if you can locate TimeWorks Word Writer PC. I believe it is
abandonware. It runs off one floppy and does a respectable job. It
includes a good dictionary and lots of handy functions-- even has a gui of
sorts which, as I recall, allows use with your mouse. I used it on DOS 3.3
back when. juzme
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There was a Freeware DOS WP called "Breeze" that's was just nice.

Bob

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jona scribebat:

DOS surely has "copy con", it is a DOS command which orders the PC to
copy data that was written on the keyboard to a file. You can use it to
write text files if your editor is missing. It is /not/ a word
processor, it is not even a text editor...
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I was joking really. I used to use Copy Con to make and edit small batch
files and to edit the config.sys file, but it's torture to use as an editor.
^Z

Bob

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