WordStar 4.0
WordStar, originally from MicroPro, was a popular word processor during the early 80s. It was ported to a number of CP/M architectures as well as Unix and PC/MS-DOS. It competed directly against many word processors, including WordPerfect, Microsoft Word for DOS, and Multimate. By the late 80s most business word processing had moved to WordPerfect. In the early 90s, Microsoft Word for Windows took over.
Also see a history of WordStar: A Potted History of WordStar and some earlier 0.x versions at The WordStar Collection
Wanted: Pre-1.0 versions were sold publicly. WordStar 0.87 redump, WordStar 0.89, WordStar 0.91, WordStar 0.92, (Google results indicate these existed) WordStar 1.0. Early WordStar 2.0 releases were reported to be copy protected.
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Release notes
WordStar 4, 5, 6, and 7 were based on the NewWord WordStar clone, instead of WordStar 2000.
Wanted: manuals.
Information
- Product type
- Application Word Processor
- Vendor
- MicroPro
- Release date
- 1987
- Minimum CPU
- Z80
- User interface
- Text
- Platform
- DOS CPM
- Download count
- 21 (8 for release)
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WordStar 4.0 for CPM-80 (5.25-SSDD) |
4.0 for CPM-80 | English |
|
41.81MB | 2 |
 WordStar 4.0 for CPM-80 (files) (alt) |
4.0 for CPM-80 | English |
|
390.19KB | 0 |
|
WordStar Professional 4.00 for DOS (5.25-360k) |
4.00 for DOS | English |
|
918.19KB | 6 |