On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:

It seems that some people just cannot forget WordPerfect, so I forward this message found on the WP9 for Linux newsgroup.

even tho i haven't used it in ages (compatability probs and i almost never use word processors in general), i'm still a fan of wordperfect.. if it would work on newer versions of linux, i would probably look for a copy. as such, i decided to check this out..

Begin forwarded message: From: Mary Ann Panevska <snip> Corel is currently testing the market to see if there is a demand for WordPerfect for Linux, and is only for sale on eBay. $10 plus $10 S&H. Just search for Linux WordPerfect and you'll see several offered.

i just did a search on ebay as suggested, and all it came up with were books and the very old versions of wp that don't work with current distros.. -- trey

David Herman wrote:

The Corel program I really miss since upgrading beyond SuSE 8.1 is Corel Photopaint. My wife and daughter were quite fond of it. After installing SuSE9.0 I loaded it up using the same instructions I followed w/ SuSE 8.1 but Photopaint never gets past initializing (corel's version of) wine.

Because of changes in glibc 2.3.2, Wine had to be largely rewritten. Corel's version of Wine, however, is an abandoned project. Maybe you could install SuSE 8.1 alongside 9.0. While installing 8.1, do not put Grub or Lilo in the MBR then, so you keep using 9.0's Grub, in which you add an entry for 8.1. Looks like the best place for questions about Photopaint for Linux would be the newsgroup. News server: cnews.corel.com Look for: corel.graphic_apps.photo-paint-linux SH

I will be getting the Linux 9.1 when it comes out. What would I have to do to run WordPerfect on that OS, or is it possible? I am putting together a new faster machine, and I will wait until the new SuSE comes out to install it. But I have used WP for years, and like it. (I actually liked WP 5.2 better.) --doug At 22:47 03/18/2004 +0100, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:

David Herman wrote:

...

The Corel program I really miss since upgrading beyond SuSE 8.1 is Corel Photopaint. My wife and daughter were quite fond of it. After installing SuSE9.0 I loaded it up using the same instructions I followed w/ SuSE 8.1 but Photopaint never gets past initializing (corel's version of) wine.

Because of changes in glibc 2.3.2, Wine had to be largely rewritten. Corel's version of Wine, however, is an abandoned project.

Maybe you could install SuSE 8.1 alongside 9.0. While installing 8.1, do not put Grub or Lilo in the MBR then, so you keep using 9.0's Grub, in which you add an entry for 8.1.

Looks like the best place for questions about Photopaint for Linux would be the newsgroup. News server: cnews.corel.com Look for: corel.graphic_apps.photo-paint-linux

SH

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