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[keesan AT cyberspace.org]

>Actually, I seem to have found the M$ URL for this program.  Try
>[28]http://download.microsoft.com/download/word97win/Wd55_be/97/WIN98/EN-US/Wd5
>5_ben.exe
>.  That's about a 3.5MB download.  I have nothing DOS'ish here to try it
>on, but that may well be what you're looking for.  If it is, please report
>back here, because I'd like to save that link.
>
>James
>_______________________________________________
I downloaded it from this URL and ran the .exe file and then setup.  You
can choose XT keyboard and MDA video and text mode and set even the VGA
video to 2-color (black and white).  Save files as WORD, rtf, text with or
without breaks.  It works without a mouse but not as nicely as WP51 since
you have to tab around a bit.  Ctl-B bold, etc.  I have not tried it yet
with dosemu.  Is there is way to count words? With WP51 the spell checker
includes a word counter.  I charge for my translations by the word but I
could convert to text and count the words with a separate program.

Thanks - I never would have known about this. 


I did setup including the dictionary (167K) and help files and then
deleted anything to do with os2 or dca and got 1.9M of files not including
printer driver. 
I will try this with a TTL monitor - on VGA the underlines display as
BOLD.