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Sci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free
- superultra 2y agoMy thesis advisor had an old DOS computer set up at his home and one I. His on-campus office in 2010 for the express purpose of using WordStar. He swore by it. Used a Zip drive to move files between those machines and modern machines. One day I asked him to show me how he used it, not in an instructional sense; I just wanted to watch him write with it. So he pulled up a paper he was working on and within seconds I grokked why. He flew through that document, but more than that, Wordstar offered significant text browsing and anotation capabilities. I have an old NEC Mobile Pro hanging around. I wonder if I can get wordstar to run on windows CE…
- loloquwowndueo 2y agoThis was discussed 14 hours ago although the link is from The Register. Related but not identical :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41169195 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41169195
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