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During the past few weeks I've posted updated versions of some of my WP-related applications (WPMacApp, WPLO Converter, WPDOSBox, etc.) that had errors in the...
1 Feb 22, 2013
3:27 pm

em315
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The WPLO Converter is an application that uses a copy of LibreOffice (together with some other software) to convert WP files to DOC, RTF, or PDF format, or to...
1 Feb 22, 2013
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em315
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Hi, I am thrilled to find this WP Mac group and hope the following question is within its scope: I would like to open files on my Mac OSX 10.6.8 originating...
3 Feb 22, 2013
1:20 am

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Who can think of something they'd like to be able to do, automatically, between the SheepShaver and OSX environments? John R....
5 Feb 14, 2013
12:00 am

em315
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The snowstorm gave me some time to spend in adding a feature or two the WPMacApp that runs WPMac under SheepShaver, and which is based almost entirely on...
6 Feb 12, 2013
2:12 pm

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-Hi all, I mentioned this Yahoo group on MacFixit primarily for the awesome SheepShaver + WordPerfect build that is posted in your Files section. Apparently a...
15 Jan 28, 2013
6:26 pm

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Enormous potential, but . . . ? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/24/apple-fourth-quarter-earnings-strategic-weakness John R....
9 Jan 27, 2013
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Richard Wagoner
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/technology/antivirus-makers-work-on-software-to-catch-malware-more-effectively.html John R....
15 Jan 26, 2013
5:29 pm

Sam Storch
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/technology/google-apps-moving-onto- microsofts-business-turf.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hpw [Non-text portions of this message...
1 Dec 26, 2012
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I've updated the WPMacAPP, which is an alternative to John Rethorst's SheepShaver-WP setup, with about 97 percent of it based directly on SheepShaver-WP. Among...
3 Dec 20, 2012
3:18 pm

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I tried downloading the Conversion guides here (under "Files") but they open (in Mac OSX 10.6.8) as TextEdit gobbledygook. I have my old WPMac file on my...
23 Dec 20, 2012
3:01 am

J.J. McVeigh
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Hi, WordPerfect die hard here. Only just heard of this group. I have the last WP program that worked on the old MAC (OS 9?) environment. I finally migrated...
7 Dec 19, 2012
9:21 pm

John R
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My son has written his thesis on the work of an African writer, Ngugi wa Thiong'o. He did it in WORD and then transformed it into PDF, but he would like to...
24 Dec 18, 2012
7:34 pm

John R
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This 185-page book teaches the WP macro language and how to write AppleScripts for WP. It does not duplicate the Macros Manual that comes with WP. That is a...
1 Dec 12, 2012
6:25 am

John R
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Probably less of a problem with Macs, but that can't last forever. I sign on with a user password, not an administrator, except when doing something that...
1 Dec 7, 2012
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John R
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185-page book teaching WP macros and Applescript. This minor update fixes a few inaccurate bookmarks. Free in the Files section, as Scripting Guide...
2 Dec 5, 2012
1:44 am

John R
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Hey all, This is my first post in this group, and I'd like to begin by saying thank you for letting me join! :) I have a very specific problem that I'm hoping...
9 Nov 28, 2012
11:10 pm

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Hello, I recently posted to your Yahoo! Group about converting .wpd files to .doc files on the Mac, and I haven't heard back from you. I just wanted to know if...
2 Nov 27, 2012
7:12 pm

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This update to a complete setup to run WordPerfect on Intel Macs and on OS 10.5 and later, including Mountain Lion (10.8), has about 100 improvements -- it's...
15 Nov 27, 2012
3:15 am

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This is a question for John and any other expert: Is it possible for a macro to do the following: If printing to a virtual printer (a "printer" that creates a...
15 Nov 24, 2012
2:09 pm

em315
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Thanks to John's expertise about WP macros (in John's WP Scripting Guide and in various messages here), I've been able to update my WPMacApp system for running...
1 Nov 23, 2012
2:20 pm

em315
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A few days ago a new version of the commercial WP file viewer WPD Wizard got posted on the App Store. It's a major improvement over the first version, and...
7 Nov 21, 2012
4:08 pm

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FYI: Found these listings whilst looking for old Apple games: WordPerfect version 3.5 for Macintosh (Academic Edition). Used CD in jewel case with license....
3 Nov 20, 2012
9:45 pm

Geoff Gilbert
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Dear All I am about to get a new Mac with Mountain Lion. If I want to do a fresh install of Sheepshaver, which is better, John's or Ed's version. I will be...
4 Nov 20, 2012
1:38 am

John R
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When I launch a program within the SheepShaver/Classic environment, it opens in a small window and I am unable to resize the window, Any ideas would be...
2 Nov 18, 2012
11:29 pm

em315
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I installed SheepShaver, and it runs great. However, when I try and launch 2 particular applications, i get the message :Sorry, but "Application Name" will...
9 Nov 16, 2012
5:10 am

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/technology/personaltech/how-to-devise-passwords-that-drive-hackers-away.html John R....
1 Nov 9, 2012
3:23 pm

John R
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With thanks to Ed Mendelson and Tom Rostafinski for their suggestions, here's the latest update to this over 100-page file of hints and short macros covering...
1 Nov 8, 2012
8:48 pm

John R
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Hi, John. Perhaps you could add something this to your latest Tips and Macros edition? I copied it from a source I can no longer recall. It's something I...
2 Nov 6, 2012
6:43 pm

John R
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Hi. I downloaded the SheepShaver-WordPerfect Install 1.4.1. However, when I clicked on the .dmg file, an error message came up saying "content not recognized"....
3 Nov 6, 2012
12:52 am

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