LinguaDos is a wordprocessor add-on for Wordstar, and Wordperfect, allowing them to be used for multilingual purposes. LinguaDos is a wordprocessor add-on for Wordstar, and Wordperfect, allowing them to be used for multilingual purposes. Developed by Microsoft Corporation, the Microsoft Windows 3.1 product is available with fully integrated Arabic language support. Includes 4 Arabic TrueType fonts and supports both the full Traditional Arabic character complement with 2 and 3 letter ligatures and the reduced or Simplified Arabic character set. Converts text files from Arabic DOS for use with Arabic Windows.
Control panel allows setting of optional ligature selection and Arabic or Hindi digit selection.
Windows Write is modified for bilingual Arabic and English word processing. Windows Paint provides full Arabic support for creating illustrations with Arabic text or Arabic characters. Cardfile, Notepad and Recorder have full Arabic support. Calculator provides a choice of Arabic or Hindi digits. Microsoft also offers MS-DOS 5.0 with Arabic language support.