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so... like... how hard would it be to take the author's patches and make them mac-compatible...? (assuming an intel chip)



You could do that.

Another option: run a Linux VM and run it in that.

But it will be considerably easier to run the DOS version of WordPerfect on macOS.

This WPDOS page describes 4 different ways to run WordPerfect on macOS: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/sitemap.html

1. Use the vDos emulator to run WordPerfect for DOS. 2. Use the DOSBox-X emulator to run WordPerfect for DOS. 3. Run the freeware WordPerfect for classic macOS under SheepShaver or QEMU 4. Run the Windows version of WordPerfect via WINE.

To which, from another comment in this thread, I would add:

5. Run an Apple ][ or ][GS emulator and run the freeware WP for Apple ][.




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