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From: tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Morrow Computers, WordStar, etc.
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Date: 19 Aug 89 15:12:02 GMT
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>From: osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu!phillips-e@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu  (earl)
>Subject: MORROW DESIGNS CPM SYSTEM
>
>Can anyone out there help me in trying to figure out my
>Morrow Designs CPM system? I have recently entered the
>world of computers new, and acquired the system
>serendipitously. I have down most of the basic machine
>commands, but am having trouble with the "Wordstar"
>software; specifically, how to retain newly-made files
>on another disk for future data entry. Any suggestions?
>
There are a couple of things you can do.  (It sounds like you got
the system, but not the documentation.)  First, call Oakland, CA
directory assistance and ask for a company called "Silicon Valley
Surplus."  SVS bought Morrow's inventory when Morrow when bankrupt.
Although this has now been 3 or 4 years, you still may be able to
get Morrow documentation from them--assuming the company itself
still exists.  :-)

Second, check your local bookstore or public library for books on
WordStar.  There are many, but be sure to look for the older (i.e.,
pre-Version 3) ones.

If you're willing to spend a few bucks, the WordStar Company (formerly
called Micropro) still sells Version 4.0 of WordStar for CP/M
computers, inlcuding Morrow's.  Price is < $100.  Call 1-800-555-1212
and ask for an 800 number for "WordStar International" (or "Micropro").

Good Luck.


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