386/ix VP/ix problems (Wp 5.1, file truncation)

[John Temples]

In article <831 at bain3.oz> keith at bain3.oz (Keith Brinck) writes:
>1. Installing Word Perfect 5.1 anywhere in the UNIX file system causes the
>   message "wp.fil not found" (or words to that effect) when attempting to
>   run it, despite the fact that wp.fil is correctly situated in the
>   current directory.

There's a lengthy article on installing WordPerfect 5.x under VP/ix
in the June 1990 Computer Shopper.  It appears there is no way to get
it running other than by installing it on a real DOS partition, or on
the C: "drive."  It is blamed on a bug in the redirector.
-- 
John W. Temples -- john at jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)