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Revisiting Wordmaster - Graham72 - 03-06-2026
Before Wordstar word processing there was Wordmaster text editing. Available in the Repository with a patchy manual.
Whilst wandering down the back lanes of the internetz, as one does on a cold and windy Canberra evening I came across a full version of the manual, with user guides.
Final pages (missing from the current repository copy) provide a concise reference layout containing the complete Word-Master Command Summary and Video Edit Summary tables for quick diagnostic checks.
It was a big pdf, so I have compressed it and provided it to Chickenman to add to Repository.
If you are familiar with ed.com, Wordmaster is a jump up to a full screen editor with some shared commands.
RE: Revisiting Wordmaster - ChickenMan - 04-06-2026
Thanks Graham, ill clean it up a bit and replace our current version in the repository.
Done, the new version includes
Page 47 & 48: Contains raw internal assembly programming notes, driver routines, and device variables for systems configuration.
Page 49 onwards ("Addendum for TRS-80 Model-1 and Heath-89"): Features hardware-specific addenda . It provides precise software patches and technical instructions for running the video text editor on popular microcomputers of the era, such as the Radio Shack TRS-80 and Heathkit H89 .
The Final Pages (Pages 55–56): Concludes with a concise reference layout containing the complete Word-Master Command Summary and Video Edit Summary tables for quick diagnostic checks.