Nick Harlow/Papyrus X

[+davidcalgary29]

Does anyone have any recent contact info for Nick? I'm tyring to get a legit copy of Papyrus X (with docs).

[TheNameOfTheGame]

Nick closed his store some time ago.  There are no docs for this program other than the CD with everything on it.  I know because I bought the CD from Nick when he was in business.  Check the abandonware thread on the other forum for the program.

[viking272]

Yes it would seem he closed it:

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/248863-time-to-go-into-the-dark-night/?tab=comments#comment-3434626

[+davidcalgary29]

Yes, I remember it. I'm hoping, though, that he's still around so that I can contact him directly.

[viking272]

It looks like Papyrus X was only made available in German - I wonder if that is an issue for you?

[MasterMotorola]

davidcalgary29, did you try to contact Papyrus directly or ROM-Logicware (the German distributor)?  Maybe they still have some old copies laying around.

 

https://www.papyrus.de/

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Local-Business/ROM-Logicware-GmbH-463661023749637

[doctor_shred]

I miss Nick's 16/32 store.  Bought loads of stuff off him over the years.  I hope he's doing well where ever he is. 

[+davidcalgary29]

22 hours ago, MasterMotorola said:

davidcalgary29, did you try to contact Papyrus directly or ROM-Logicware (the German distributor)?  Maybe they still have some old copies laying around.

 

https://www.papyrus.de/

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Local-Business/ROM-Logicware-GmbH-463661023749637

Thanks! I've sent them an email. I feel that I should follow up with an actual letter: "You have forced me to write this letter to you on Atariwriter Plus on an Atari 400 because no one will sell me a copy of Papyrus X. Fulfill your obligations to society now!".

[Zogging Hell]

On 10/20/2020 at 4:23 PM, viking272 said:

It looks like Papyrus X was only made available in German - I wonder if that is an issue for you?

My version was English so I can only assume that a translated resource was made available by Nick. Some of previous versions (6 - 9) only made it in German iirc. I was stuck using version 5 for years until X was released.

[Zogging Hell]

Tempus Word was a good alternative if you fail to find a copy of Papyrus X.

 

http://www.tempus-word.de/

 

Might want to email them to see if it still available before you buy though as it hasn't been updated for a long while. I have a copy and can say it is comparable, minus the more office like functions.

[+davidcalgary29]

Update! I received a response from Papyrus:

 

 

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Sorry, I have to add another 5 years to that "being late" ...

 

You reached the right guys, but sorry ...

 

Best Regards

Ulli

 

Am 22.10.2020 um 19:15 schrieb David:

Hello,

 

I am searching for a copy of Papyrus X for TOS (Atari ST) machines. I realize that this e-mail is probably twenty years too late -- but do you have any copies left for sale?

 

Thanks

 

David

 

Oh, well. I think I can get a boxed copy of Papyrus Gold, and I suppose I'll have to settle for that.