Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!hplabs!qantel!lll-lcc!well!few From: few@well.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Word Star Query Message-ID: <955@well.UUCP> Date: Sat, 19-Apr-86 04:09:22 EST Article-I.D.: well.955 Posted: Sat Apr 19 04:09:22 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Apr-86 04:19:32 EST References: <1408@ecsvax.UUCP> <137@mp-dixie.UUCP> Reply-To: few@well.UUCP (Frank Whaley) Distribution: net Organization: Whole Earth Lectronic Link, Sausalito CA Lines: 29 Xref: watmath net.micro:14380 net.micro.pc:7880 In article <137@mp-dixie.UUCP> phil@mp-dixie.UUCP (Phil Glatz) writes: >In article <1408@ecsvax.UUCP>, burgin@ecsvax.UUCP (Robert Burgin) writes: >> Is it possible to access subdirectories on a hard disk using >> Word Star (IBM PC)? > Yes - try "WordStar for the PCjr". It was never promoted much by >MicroPro, but it does have some significant advantages over 3.3. >... >It DOES have a "migration protection" scheme that won't let it run on >anything but a PCjr, but is a simple one-byte patch to make it work on >your regular PC. The patch info is available on many BBS's if you >can't figure it out yourself. >... Phil Glatz, MicroPro Product Development >{dual,hplabs,glacier,lll-crq}!well!micropro!mp-dixie!phil Since Phil (hiya buddy) left out the patch (probably in self-protection mode), and since I no longer work there, here's the patch: ren ws.exe ws.e debug ws.e e 3cbf eb w q ren ws.e ws.exe -- Frank Whaley EFS Management Software, Inc. UUCP: hplabs! ihnp4!ptsfa! seismo!lll-crg!well!few ARPA: well!few@lll-crg.ARPA