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WordStar
The WordStar word processing package has an installation
program which configures WordStar to run with the
equipment you're using. Part of this program enables you to
put printer codes for special features into the software. This is
called "patching." The patching feature enables you to control
printing features by placing WordStar control characters in
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your text file. In this section, we'll show you how to set up
WordStar for the IBM-Compatible ML
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and give you
some hints about using printing features.
The number of features you can patch into WordStar is lim­
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ited, so it's a good idea to spend a few minutes thinking
about what you'll need for the kind of documents you want
to write. You may need superscripts and subscripts, for ex­
ample, but not different character widths. Our sample con ­
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figuration will have the following MICROLINE features:
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10 Characters Per Inch (Pica) printing
17.1 cpi (condensed) printing
Double-width printing (5/8.5 cpi)
Continuous Underlining
Superscripts and Subscripts
6 lines per inch
8 lines per inch
Of course, this is just one possible combination.
Before you start, make a copy of WordStar and use the
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copy for patching. Save the original in case you have diffi­
culty patching. You may also want to patch several ver ­
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sions with various combinations of features for different
uses.
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