Re: xy museum

["AndyCh" andych@xxxxxxxx]

Not for using, I own xy4 dos,
it' s only a curiosity, as I said, 'xy museum'...
by.

From:      	"Chris Madsen" 
To:       	
Subject:    	Re: xy museum
Date sent:   	Thu, 9 Oct 2003 13:03:31 -0400
Send reply to: 	xywrite@xxxxxxxx

> Doubtful. I don't have it. Don't think anyone does, except its creator.
> Can't think why you would want it, either! II or II+ are much better, just
> as compact. III and on support proportional fonts.
>
> chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AndyCh" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 10:26 AM
> Subject: Re: xy museum
>
>
> > Could I download it ?
> >
> > From:      "Chris Madsen" 
> > To:       
> > Subject:    Re: xy museum
> > Date sent:   Wed, 8 Oct 2003 16:34:55 -0400
> > Send reply to: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> >
> > > It wasn't called XyWrite I, just XyWrite, but it was the first version.
> It
> > > boasted two windows (revolutionary at the time), support for monospaced
> > > fonts, the beginnings of the command structure we all know and love,
> and, of
> > > course, SPEED.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "AndyCh" 
> > > To: 
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:59 PM
> > > Subject: Re: xy museum
> > >
> > >
> > > > 'a plain old xywrite' ? xywrite 1 ? What about ???
> > > >
> > > > From:      "Chris Madsen" 
> > > > To:       
> > > > Subject:    Re: xy museum
> > > > Date sent:   Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:41:32 -0400
> > > > Send reply to: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > > > Yes, there was a plain old XyWrite, as well as a XyWrite II.
> > > > >
> > > > > Chris
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Robert Holmgren" 
> > > > > To: 
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 5:50 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: xy museum
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > ** Reply to message from "AndyCh"  on Tue, 07
> Oct
> > > 2003
> > > > > > 11:17:59 -0700
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any idea on how to get all version of xy ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No idea.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > No one owns the very first ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > May be. But it isn't very satisfying to launch Xy2(+) on a modern
> > > > > operating
> > > > > > system. It runs very very slowly -- not because it is inherently
> > > slow,
> > > > > but
> > > > > > because of some software problem that nobody is yet able to
> resolve
> > > (or
> > > > > nobody
> > > > > > has bothered to resolve), but probably due to its expectation that
> it
> > > > > > completely owns the CPU. Plus, it doesn't understand any Xy3 or
> Xy4
> > > > > codes, so
> > > > > > if you try to read a modern XyWrite document with Xy2, it beeps
> and
> > > > > complains
> > > > > > constantly. Most unpleasant.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Was there ever a Xy1?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----------------------------
> > > > > > Robert Holmgren
> > > > > > holmgren@xxxxxxxx
> > > > > > -----------------------------
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