It has all of the features of 5.1, including spreadsheet links and much more and the extra compatibility with 6.0. WP 5.1+ lets you convert and save documents in 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0 DOS formats. released WordPerfect 6.0b for DOS they also released one last non-WYSIWYG version of their flagship word processor. WordPerfect 5.1+ for DOS - © 1994 WordPerfect Corp.Īs WP Corp. This was my first version of WordPerfect I used. To install the software to a HD you simply copy all the files from the floppies to a directory on your HD. It was designed to be run either from its floppy disks or from a hard drive. This was the last full version of WordPerfect released under SSI's business name. Here is a version of WordPerfect released by the vendor's original name. I noticed that the font doesn't look like the old boxy characters I remember from my youth.WordPerfect 4.1 - © 1985 Satellite Software International
Selecting the WordPerfect Classic Mode (WordPerfect 5.1) displays a royal blue screen with a white Times New Roman font.
Getting to Classic Mode When you first start the X4 application, you'll be asked what mode you want to work in. If you're into the nostalgia, here's how to set it up. To reminisce: When I was in 2nd grade I would come home from school, launch up WordPerfect on my father's computer and write away in my "diary." I recall writing something along the lines of wanting to be just like Doogie Howser. When I met with Corel a few months ago about the product, they claimed people missed working in the old WordPerfect interface. But what really gets me is the "throwback" WordPerfect 5.1 mode on the new version. You can easily import an image-based PDF file, which is immediately transcribed into editable text. The interface is easy to get used to and the new Import PDF tool is seriously helpful. Through my limited hands-on with the product it proves to be a solid alternative to Office. But what if you could get that pleasant blue screen on your Microsoft Vista PC? (It will NOT replace the devilish Microsoft blue screen of the Windows era, but it might make you feel better.) Yesterday Corel launched WordPerfect Office X4, its competitor to Microsoft Office 2007. Of course, that was the 1980s and you were running MS-DOS. If there was ever a good blue screen to have appeared on your system it was WordPerfect.
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