Double-click on the WD6FLT.EXE file to extract the import filter (W4w49f.dll) and a text file (Readme.txt) contained in the Zip archive.Once the file has been downloaded, copy it into a temporary directory (folder) on your hard disk.Word for Windows 6.0 Import Filterĭownload the Word for Windows 6.0 import filter using the following link: WD6FLT.EXE (Self-extracting Zip file (92Kb) Using the Import Filter This filter was never completed and no export option became available. To allow WordStar for Windows to open Word for Windows 6.0 documents Softkey (the then owners of WordStar for Windows 2.0) released a beta version of a Word for Windows 6.0 import filter. Word for Windows 6.0 had a different file format to its predecessor, Word for Windows 2.0. Arthur C.WordStar for windows shipped before Word for Windows 6.0 was released. Martin for his Song of Fire and Ice novels. Among its legions of fans are Anne Rice, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Michael Chabon, Ralph Ellison, and perhaps most famously, George R.R. WordStar processor was the first to render the document on screen as it would appear when printed, including page, margins, and justification. Kirschenbaum explains in his 2016 book Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing, as one of the first word processors, WordStar helped change the game for writers because it allowed them fast, direct, and intimate control over the text and how it would look on a printed page.

First introduced in September 1978 with WordStar version 1 for CP/M (Control Program/Monitor or Control Program for Microcomputers), WordStar was one of the most influential word processing formats in early computing. This document describes the features of the WordStar word processing application as they are relevant to the resulting digital files but the focus of the information presented here is about the WordStar file format. The WordStar format is the default proprietary plain text format for the word processing application of the same name. Note that this a preliminary format description with more detailed information to come.

Wordstar 6.0 file extension