WordPerfect under VP/ix won't work for me

Martyn Quigley, E3044, x8656 mquigley at kean.mun.ca
Tue Sep 19 22:05:31 AEST 1989


In article <14662 at kean.mun.ca>, mquigley at kean.mun.ca (Martyn Quigley, E3044, 
x8656) ie me wrote:

> Can anyone suggest why WordPerfect 5.0
> will not run from the Xenix file system ("Replace disk in drive and 
> press any key") whilst it runs OK through VP/ix from the DOS partition?
> Please send email, I'll post the answer when it arrives.  Thank you.
> 
> Martyn

I replied to all email received, except to Hershel Belkin, to whom mail 
bounced.  Thank you to him.  The messages yielded three solutions:

1	Run WP from the DOS partition (not attractive since the users
	need write permiss)
2	Buy the Xenix version of WordPerfect (not attractive since we 
	have a site licence which gives DOS WP to me for $34, and also
	I believe the Xenix version is still 4.2)
3	Install WP on the C: pseudodrive (a problem since WP writes
	temporary files like there is no tomorrow so C: is likely to
	grow rapidly).

I guess the only sensible solution is to buy the Xenix version of WP,
though I shall wait until version 5 appears.  I would still like to 
know why WP 5.0 won't run from the Xenix filesystem, while version
4.2 does so just fine.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Martyn



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