I 'converted' to Word Perfect on Xenix in the mid-eighties and have appreciated how it has supported UNIX and Linux over the years (through multiple ownership changes).
Earlier there was decent unlimited free 800 phone support for UNIX users and administrators and more recently free full downloadable Linux versions. I also like the program (reveal codes, no clippy, no taking-over-the-steering-wheel, full-featured character version usable on terminals and emulators, support for 100+ terminals, and tools to modify terminfo files for keys, screens and functions, etc).
Corel's recent behavior has been peculiar, however, especially their unwillingness to patch the billionth second bug. Another is their refusal to support the Mac. (This is especially ironic as Corel was a big early Mac supporter years before it bought Word Perfect.) The most recent ancient Mac version is no longer sold and I've heard no hint that they are either willing to release an OS X version or let anyone else do it. Given that they have a Linux Word Perfect 8.0, why not at least release Word Perfect 8.0 for Mac OS X?
I use Open Office now, but don't want my old buddy to fade away (or become a single OS product).
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Corel's recent behavior has been peculiar, however, especially their unwillingness to patch the billionth second bug. Another is their refusal to support the Mac. (This is especially ironic as Corel was a big early Mac supporter years before it bought Word Perfect.) The most recent ancient Mac version is no longer sold and I've heard no hint that they are either willing to release an OS X version or let anyone else do it. Given that they have a Linux Word Perfect 8.0, why not at least release Word Perfect 8.0 for Mac OS X?
I use Open Office now, but don't want my old buddy to fade away (or become a single OS product).