Long shot request - Wordperfect 6.1

[Crackle]

An acquaintance wants me to get him a new computer as his is running slower and slower, well it is 12 years old and I've done as much as I can to improve it.

Anyway, the only thing causing me a concern is Wordperfect 6.1 which is an absolute must as he is most of the way through editing his consumer law book in it!

Does anyone have the installation discs for Wordperfect 6.1 for windows?

 

[ColinJ]

Surely he could use any word processor that can open Word Perfect documents, Open Office Writer, for example?

 

[Crackle]

Surely he could use any word processor that can open Word Perfect documents, Open Office Writer, for example?

That's not the problem. Wordperfect has a number of features which are widely used in the legal and professional industry. Word simply does not do them anywhere near as well, plus he is familiar with it, has a publishing deadline and no time or inclination to learn to do it in something else not as good.

 

[Crackle]

Right, I seem to have found an image. In case any one ever needs images of old software then

http://vetusware.com/

is the place.

I haven't tried it yet, just downloaded it but having the image is well over half the battle.

Edit: I have now, it works!

 

[ColinJ]

That's not the problem. Wordperfect has a number of features which are widely used in the legal and professional industry. Word simply does not do them anywhere near as well, plus he is familiar with it, has a publishing deadline and no time or inclination to learn to do it in something else not as good.

Fair enough!