ALERT Another reason to not use HP products

[hawk#1]

Well, shucks, You could of punched holes in the pages, and threw them in binders. Saved yourself two days not sleeping .

Too bad they didn't have the correct size binders back then

 

[wardmundy]

I was half way though with WordStar when I discovered WordPerfect. It had better functionality and output formatting features, but it was hardly compatible with WordStar. Not having much time to retype everything I had to stick to WordStar and finish the job.

You never appreciated what a godsend WordPerfect was unless you'd previously used WordStar.

The legal community lived and died by footnotes, and WordStar didn't know a footnote from a foot fetish.

 

[Halea]

Well, shucks, You could of punched holes in the pages, and threw them in binders. Saved yourself two days not sleeping .

That was not permissible back then, since all 12 copies needed to be verbatim to the original (in content and presentation) and several of them needed to be filed with different academic research libraries, and those didn't accept any submission unless it was in traditional hardcover book format.

 

[Halea]

You never appreciated what a godsend WordPerfect was unless you'd previously used WordStar.

The legal community lived and died by footnotes, and WordStar didn't know a footnote from a foot fetish.

Our physics department's senior secretary gave me a crash course in WordStar. For one full week I sat next to her and watched her type the department head's correspondence. The following week I had a console identical to hers right next to her and I started to type my stuff as we watched over each other's shoulder. Third week, I was up and running with the basics and she kept giving me tips about how to save time while making my dissert really pro looking.
Not sure how anyone learnt those software back then. There was no elaborate documentation available, unless you attended week long paid classes. Personal computers capable of running such software did not commonly exist yet. If you were lucky to find a terminal on a shared mini-computer (in 70s parlance not what you find on Amazon or Alibaba today!) it was placed in a freezing cold computer room with 110 dB background noise! Hardly conducive to concentrate on your work. And when someone started to print on one of those line printers - forget it!, you had to pack your stuff and leave the premises! And, no I am not kidding! Most days I used to leave the place with excruciating headaches.
Word processing (much like pre-printed letterhead paper with logo )was a big deal back then, and good typists really earned people's respect (and a good living).

 

[KNERD]

That was not permissible back then, since all 12 copies needed to be verbatim to the original (in content and presentation) and several of them needed to be filed with different academic research libraries, and those didn't accept any submission unless it was in traditional hardcover book format.

wow how haves time changed. There are very few book binders now days.

 

[hawk#1]

I started with WordStar several years ago and read a book on using WordStar. Then a few years later started using WordPerfect. In the Data Center we built our own noise reduction compartments for the line printers. Made things so much quieter at work. Then things progressed to more modern technology. It was time to get rid of outdated WordPerfect and learn how to use another app. Microsoft Word. Along with the improvements in Word, progress was made and Laser Printers became popular although they produced a lot more heat. After working thru all of that, now I am retired and wonder, why I did learn all of that. Today's kids are raised with a tablet in hand for preschool and a cell phone for First Grade.. Ask a nine year old to add 5 numbers, and they grab their tablet or cell phone. Yes, things have definitely changed. Now I can sit here in my recliner, dictate letter's, send them over the internet, have my personal assistant Alexa, handle unlocking the door for UPS to deliver and the talking doorbell tells them to open the door and place the package inside the door to the side. Oh, and one more thing, Alexa, have Arlo bring me another cold beer.

 

[krzykat]

FYI ... MANY lawfirms that don't like change STILL use WordPerfect. It's way more prevalent out there than you'd guess.

 

[kenn10]

I still have a DOS version of Word Perfect 7 for some old documents because current Windows Word does not properly import old WP documents without more post-editing than it is worth.

 

[hawk#1]

I still have a DOS version of Word Perfect 7 for some old documents because current Windows Word does not properly import old WP documents without more post-editing than it is worth.

I still have a brand new Word Perfect ver 8 that has never been out of the box. All the lawyers that I know around here have been using Word or years. I guess the younger generation here never even heard of WordPerfect. The majority of Lawyers here use young Paralegals that are only familiar with Word. Just goes to show how things have changed in just the past 15 years since I retired. The last time I even went to a college campus store, they did not even sell WordPefect, but they had plenty of MS Word. I'm not saying that there was anything wrong with WordStar or WordPerfect. They were good in the old days, but I'm too old to give a crap about re-learning how to use either and why should I bother too. Now a days, it's so much easier to sit in a recliner and dictate letters, wills, legal documents, and more. With Microsoft word, I don't even have to aggravate arthritis typing on a keyboard. It has good speech recognition. Yes, things have changed over the years. Guess what, they are going to keep changing, but I have no need to keep learning new word processing programs.

 

[kenn10]

My sister was and attorney in Virginia and she says the whole state judicial system used Word Perfect. I just looked and was surprised to see it is still sold and modernized! https://www.wordperfect.com/en/

 

[krzykat]

Now a days, it's so much easier to sit in a recliner and dictate letters, wills, legal documents, and more. With Microsoft word, I don't even have to aggravate arthritis typing on a keyboard. It has good speech recognition.

Was at a law firm this week that had attorney's using Dragon Dictate ... the good ol' days still not done for all.

 

[Halea]

... Yes, things have definitely changed. Now I can sit here in my recliner, dictate letter's, send them over the internet, have my personal assistant Alexa, handle unlocking the door for UPS to deliver and the talking doorbell tells them to open the door and place the package inside the door to the side. Oh, and one more thing, Alexa, have Arlo bring me another cold beer.

Now you've reminded me of my first boss!
He used to work in a comfortable size, floor to ceiling glass walled office with his door always open so that he could yell his commands to us, his slaves, working in the large open space nearby.
The guy always had his head deep inside thick computer listings or business reports and he would always speak without ever lifting his head, looking into your eyes or even acknowledging your presence.

But he was a good guy, and every Friday afternoon around 3PM he would say, with a low voice:
"So, who's mixing my Martini today?"

We were like 20 people working in the open area and none of us would acknowledge his question/command as it was our only opportunity to get to him

He would wait exactly 5 seconds and yell from the top of his lungs:
"AM I TALKING TO THE WALLS? IT'S TIME PEOPLE! LET'S MIX THE DRINKS! THE WEEK IS OVER!"

Yeah, it was a different time. After hours office drinking was not only permissible but almost encouraged and even part of the hierarchy game.
Things have definitely changed and no one is "talking to the walls" any more
(Oh, am I running late? Is it 3PM yet?!)

 

[wardmundy]

Friday at lunch we celebrated Smut Day. If you didn't like raunchy jokes, you were encouraged to eat anywhere except the break room.

P.S. The statute of limitations has run its course.

 

[krzykat]

I recall working at the State Attorney's Office and we'd walk down to the restaurant/bar on the water and have lunch, and then a drink, and another. Then someone would say - You guys can't go back to work so we'd stay through happy hour ... ahhh the good ol' days.

 

[ostridge]

He would wait exactly 5 seconds and yell from the top of his lungs:
"AM I TALKING TO THE WALLS? IT'S TIME PEOPLE! LET'S MIX THE DRINKS! THE WEEK IS OVER!"

Yeah, it was a different time. After hours office drinking was not only permissible but almost encouraged and even part of the hierarchy game.
Things have definitely changed and no one is "talking to the walls" any more
(Oh, am I running late? Is it 3PM yet?!)

Oh f** how long do we have to put up with this bs #partygate this side of the pond.

 

[Halea]

Oh f** how long do we have to put up with this bs #partygate this side of the pond.

I guess it will depend which side of the pond you are

 

[kenn10]

Oh f** how long do we have to put up with this bs #partygate this side of the pond.

I wish we had stuff that tame going on on our side of the pond.

 

[hawk#1]

Harvard University has a multi-campus licensing agreement for Microsoft desktop applications and server software. Applications include Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) as well as Visio and Project.

Microsoft Office · If you are a grad student, you get unlimited free copies of Microsoft Office through the software library (yale.edu/software).

As stated, things have changed. Except for dragon dictate V15 which was released more than 5 years ago. I used it back then, until I decided to use more current software.