• ryao 5 hours ago

    I do not plan to try this but I do wonder how well the terminal version of WordPerfect would work in this.

    Also, if sixel support were added, it could support graphics. See:

    https://github.com/taviso/wpunix/wiki/Terminals

    If sixels somehow are already supported, then it does support graphics.

    • mxuribe 4 hours ago

      Well, i remember a time when MS Word was run within DOS, yes, DOS as in the old operating system....so while i never used WordPerfect, i would not be surprized if such a thing existed.

      This DE looks quite a bit like DOS - or at least the UI seen via apps within DOS. I didn't care much for DOS back in the day...but now, i like it...of course it might be simple rose-colored nostalgia. :-)

      • technothrasher 4 hours ago

        > so while i never used WordPerfect, i would not be surprized if such a thing existed.

        WordPerfect competed heavily with Microsoft Word back in the DOS days. I made money in high school with side jobs teaching people to use WordPefect for DOS, and making utilities to convert and process WordPerfect files for small businesses.

        I wrote all of my high school papers on WordPerfect for the Amiga, which was basically just a straight port of the text-only DOS version.

        • mxuribe 4 hours ago

          Good on you that you made money that way in high school!

        • snozolli 4 hours ago

          This DE looks quite a bit like DOS - or at least the UI seen via apps within DOS.

          I'm definitely getting Turbo Pascal 5 vibes. Not 6, though, because that added ASCII drop-shadows.

          • lelanthran 33 minutes ago

            > Not 6, though, because that added ASCII drop-shadows.

            I see a drop shadow on a button; not sure if that specific console application had the button or if the button is part of the DE.