WPS All in One files...

[Kevin Handy]

a.carlini at ntlworld.com wrote:

>Kevin Handy wrote:
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>>Word-11 was writted by DPD(?Data Processing Design?)
>>to bring WPS-8 capabilities to the PDP-11.
>>Originally written in basic, it was later partly recoded
>>into something else that compiled into executable code (probably
>>macro and basic+2) to speed it up. DEC later bought it and renamed it
>>to DecWord, iirc.  
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>I used Word-11 (from the company MASS-11 I thought) back in 1985 or
>so for some reports. This was under VAX/VMS. I suppose that, for its
>time, it was not too bad. I was glad to upgrade to TeX though!
>
>I don't remember anything by the name of DECword, but there was
>a DECwrite. DECwrite bore no resemblance to the Word-11 that I
>knew.
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>As for the original question, somewhere I have a set of 
>3.5" floppies that claim to implement WPS-PC (or some
>not entirely dissimilar name). I can probably dig them
>out at some stage if anyone cares enough about them
>(and I can find them :-) and they are still readable :-( ).
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I used to have a copy of that.

It looked like Word-11 (and all associated other look-alikes)
but had yet another file format.

It would transfer files using the serial line, converting to/from
its format.

>>From what little I do recall about those floppies, it
>looked like a DEC product.
>
>Antonio
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If anyone is intrested, and has an 800bpi tape drive,
I have the following tapes (and I'd like an image
copy from them if possible suitable for simh)

1.   WORD-11 Version 3.1 for RSTS
       Copyright 1977,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86
       by Data Processing Design, Inc.
       Licensed to: 11/70  #3DK67
       Patch Level: 3
       4217E 03/26/86 MM0 MT800 1/1 MT800 A9657A 0

2.   AP-ZZCOA-08
       WORD-11 FOR RSTS/E V2.9
       LICENSED TO PATCH LEVEL ?
       03/29/84

3.   WORD-11 for RSTS/E Version 2.9
       Copyright 1977,78,79,80,81,82
       by Data Processing Design, Inc.
       Licensed to:   #
       Patch Level: 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
       Gen: 12/21/82 MM0 MT800 A2447A*

3.   Unlabeled Data Processing Design, Inc tape
       (Glue came unstuck)
       Could be Word-11 or their backup program "SAVER"

4.   BB-T387A-MC
       UDA DIAGS REV 6
       1982

5.   SAVER V2.8 FOR RSTS
       Licensed to: 11/34 #3100
       Patch Level 9
       3669E 07/23/86 MM0 MT800 1/1 MT800 B09014

6.   AP-N963E-BC
       BSC+2 V2.4 RSTS/E 8MT9
       1987 DIGITAL EQUIP. CORP. 080629

+ Assorted RSTS/E V9 tapes in 800bpi

Anyone willing to read these and create image files?
It would allow showing what Word-11 was.