Re: WordCheck app, circa 1980

From: saipan59 <saipan59_at_q.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 20:28:34 -0600 (CST)
Message-ID: <1546655314945-0.post@n4.nabble.com>
Thanks for that pointer Bill!
I note that the Wiki article doesn't cite a source for the assertion about
TRS-80 and CP/M, and I find it doubtful on those platforms (but I could be
wrong).
On TRS-80, I see "Electric Webster" coming out in 1982, and Scripsit which
is less clear, but also doesn't appear to exist in 1980.
On CP/M, everything that I could see is a bit fuzzy.
1982 seems to be the year when MANY options became available.

Anyway, I just edited the Wiki article with what I believe, and included my
known facts as corroboration, and used the phrase "commercially available"
to differentiate from 'user community' projects that might have existed.
We'll see if it "sticks".

Meanwhile, I found this 'scholarly' paper on the subject. It was published
in Dec. 1980, just after we started selling WorkCheck. It doesn't seem to
mention micros/personal systems at all.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.329.5814&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Pete




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