Sun SPARCstation Is Compatible With WP 5.0 An

DocumentID: 634469
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:41 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer would like to know if the IBM WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 programs are compatible with the Sun SPARCstation. Solutions: The files are very compatible. The files should be saved in the WP 5.0 format before transporting the files to the Sun SPARCstation. If the customer is using a modem to transfer the files to or from the Sun system, send the file as a binary file and not as a text file. The steps listed below give one way of transferring files using PCNFS Binary or a similar utility: 1. Convert the DOS WP 5.1 file to DOS WP 5.0 (Ctrl-F5, 3, 2) 2. Use the PCNFS Binary utility to convert the file from the DOS environment to the Unix environment 3. Retrieve the file into Unix This process can be used to take a file to Unix from DOS or vice versa.

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