[vox-tech] Re: [vox] I'm Trying to Love Linux...

[Richard Crawford]

I managed to get WP working on my computer here.  I wound up having to
install two separate files from Corel's FTP servers.  While on the phone
with tech support, I was told that because of licensing issues, support
for Corel Linux WP is not available on their website or on Xandrios's
website either.  That was quite frustrating.

I do hope that Xandrios will continue to support the WordPerfect suite;
I agree that it is worlds beyond what MS has done (though I understand
that there is finally a "reveal codes" tool available for MS-Word from a
third-party vendor, though it's a viewer only).  I've been in love with
WP ever since I played with version 5.1 all those decades ago.  In this
case, I think I bought the very last copy off the shelves at Fry's on
Northgate.

However, I will say that the tech support people that I spoke with at
Corel were universally friendly and very helpful.  That's just one more
thing that Corel has on Microsoft (I can't even recall the last time I
was able to actually talk to someone at Tech Support for an MS product
without paying an arm and a leg for it).



"Robert G. Scofield" wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday 27 November 2001 12:21 pm, you wrote:
> >
> > nah.  i've heard nothing but good things about wp.  except for the
> > installation.   i seem to recall bob scofield mentioning he installed wp.
> > i'm hoping he'd jump in and have something helpful to say.
> >
> > pete
> 
> Okay, Pete.
> 
> I am really sad about the state of Corel and WordPerfect.  WordPerfect is the
> best wordprocessor ever made.  Lately, I've had to help my son with Microsoft
> Word and I can't believe how primitive it is.  It seems about a decade behind
> WordPerfect.


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