WordStar, Version 3.3

Your computer’s built-m VGA adapter can run WordStar, version 3.3, in 132-column text mode without a special driver. However, once you have installed WordStar on your hard disk, you need to install a patch (modification) to the WordStar program file.

Installing the Patch

To install the patch to the WordStar program, follow the steps below:

1.Log onto your WordStar directory.

2.Type the following and press Enter to make a backup copy of the original WordStar program file:

COPY WS.COM WSORIG.COM

3.Insert the Utility 1 diskette in drive A.

4.To copy the file WS33INST.EXE from the UTILS directory on the Utility 1 diskette to your WordStar directory, type the following and press Enter:

COPY A:\UTILS\WS33INST.EXE

5.Type the following and press Enter to start the WS33INST.EXE program:

WS33INST

This program makes the necessary patch to the WS.COM program file.

Using the VGA Utilities A-31