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</table>Dexvertbothttp://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=WordStar&diff=47397&oldid=prevDexvertbot: /* Sample files */2023-12-28T05:18:11Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Sample files</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/document/</del>wordStar<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{DexvertSamples|</ins>wordStar<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Dexvertbothttp://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=WordStar&diff=42991&oldid=prevDan Tobias: /* Other links */2022-07-22T16:10:50Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Other links</span></span></p>
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</table>Dan Tobiashttp://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=WordStar&diff=40165&oldid=prevSembiance: Added new download link for wordstar versions. Added sample files2021-07-07T22:32:10Z<p>Added new download link for wordstar versions. Added sample files</p>
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</table>Dan Tobiashttp://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=WordStar&diff=27179&oldid=prevDan Tobias: /* Control characters */2017-02-04T20:44:03Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Control characters</span></span></p>
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</table>Jsummershttp://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=WordStar&diff=16387&oldid=prevDan Tobias at 05:30, 27 February 20142014-02-27T05:30:07Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>WordStar<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>''' was a word processor originally released in 1978 which was extremely popular in the early 1980s before losing ground to other word processors (particularly [[WordPerfect]]). Many professional writers used it in that era, and given their notorious conservatism regarding tools used for their writing, some are still using it to this day. This means that many original manuscripts are stored in this format.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''WordStar''' was a word processor originally released in 1978 which was extremely popular in the early 1980s before losing ground to other word processors (particularly [[WordPerfect]]). Many professional writers used it in that era, and given their notorious conservatism regarding tools used for their writing, some are still using it to this day. This means that many original manuscripts are stored in this format.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The original version was for the CP/M operating system, but it was later ported to a number of other systems; the PC/MS-DOS version became the most popular one. The particular set of control keys used for accessing various functions (often requiring multiple keypresses) were widely imitated in other programs at the time, making a "de-facto standard" for editing keys that got even wider use than WordStar itself.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The original version was for the CP/M operating system, but it was later ported to a number of other systems; the PC/MS-DOS version became the most popular one. The particular set of control keys used for accessing various functions (often requiring multiple keypresses) were widely imitated in other programs at the time, making a "de-facto standard" for editing keys that got even wider use than WordStar itself.</div></td></tr>
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