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From: rgale@pnet01.cts.com (Ryan Gale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: WordPerfect compatibility
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Date: 11 Feb 88 17:56:15 GMT
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papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:

> WordPerfect for the IBM PC is already at version 4.2, which is not downward
> compatible with the earlier version.

Yes and no.  The 4.2 format cannot be read by 4.1, but 4.2 allows a file to be
saved in 4.1 format.

Meanwhile, I ordered 5.0 yesterday...
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