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This episode features LJK Enterprises Letter Perfect, originally released in 1980. The FIRST word processor for the Atari 8 bit line of computers, released within several months of the Atari computers initial shipping. Also featuring an interview with LJK founder Ken Leonhardi.
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From A.N.A.L.O.G. magazine July 1983:
LJK Letter Perfect In Action
Version 3 menu (Copyright (C) 1982 Antic Magazine):
Version Differences
Subject dividers added to manualKeyboard click eliminated in editorSpeaker rasberry eliminated and turned to soft beepCursor now flashesInsert mode added (no wonder I couldn’t get it to work in version 1)Global replace addedDefaults to proportional printed fontPrint range selection addedPrinter control code added (CHR$)Headers and Footers can now alternate left and rightFile chaining added80 column support addedCommand Cheat Sheet
Download PDF: Cheat Sheet
Show Links:
Letter Perfect Manual: https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/letterperfectmanual.pdfAdvertisement with false information: https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/s1e2-lp-ljk-1982ad.pngAtari Mania: http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-letter-perfect_13691.htmlTextEditors.org: http://www.texteditors.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Letter_PerfectWordPerfect name holder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPerfect#LetterPerfectLJK Enterprises web site: http://ljkenterprises.netIntro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway. It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.