Re: Old word processors

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From: Andreas Kohlbach
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:33

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On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 03:24:47 -0500, Andy Leighton wrote:
>
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 16:50:11 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
>>
>> I think I once ran in on an emulated Spectrum. It used graphics to
>> display an 80 columns display. Cannot locate the tape image on my
>> computer anymore to verify.
>
> The Spectrum's display was only 256 pixels wide so you may be
> misremembering.
>
> The Spectrum word processor I am familiar with is Tasword which did
> 64 columns (and that was difficult to read). I believe it originated
> on the ZX81.

Yes, Tasword. Now I remember. Might as well have been 64 instead of 80
then. I remember it was incredible slow. You could type faster than the
characters appeared on the screen.
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Andreas

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