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What I liked about WordStar was how it became the standard key layout on DOS for text editors. Software like QEdit, Turbo Pascal, Turbo C++ supported WordStar s
by sedatk 6y ago
What I liked about WordStar was how it became the standard key layout on DOS for text editors. Software like QEdit, Turbo Pascal, Turbo C++ supported WordStar shortcuts (mainly Ctrl+K+xx pairs). You could easily start a new editor and get productive immediately if you already knew the shortcuts. I think Delphi today still supports WordStar keyboard layout.
- deadlyllama 6y agoThat's why I've been using Joe's Own Editor since I first installed Slackware in the 90s. I learnt the Wordstar keybindings via Turbo Pascal (used WordPerfect for word processing). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Own_Editor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Own_Editor