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Summary
Name	WordStar for MS-DOS Document
Version	5.5
Other names
Identifiers	Library of Congress Format Description Identifier: fdd000552 Wikidata QID Identifier: Q105856544 PUID: x-fmt/236
Family
Classification	Word Processor
Disclosure
Description	The WordStar format is the default proprietary plain text format for the word processing application of the same name. It was created in 1978 by MicroPro, originally for the CP/M operating system but later was used on other operating systems such as PC/MS-DOS. It was the first word processor to render the doument on screen as it would appear when printed. WordStar files often have the extension ws or ws follwed by their version number but it is also common for them to have no extension.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	Is previous version of WordStar for MS-DOS Document (6.0) Is subsequent version of WordStar for MS-DOS Document (5.0)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	MicroPro Inc
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	02 Aug 2005
Source description
Last updated	29 Jul 2022
Note	http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/WordStar https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000552