Lee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agoWord turns 40: From 'new kid on the block' to 'I can't believe it's not bloatware'www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkWord turns 40: From 'new kid on the block' to 'I can't believe it's not bloatware'www.theregister.comLee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareMiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months agoMy nostalgia is telling me WordPerfect 6 for DOS was peak word processing. Also apparently I’m nostalgic about a word processor, surprisingly.
minus-squareThe Doctor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoWP 5.1, here. Borrowed the installation disks from work and photocopied the keyboard overlay.
My nostalgia is telling me WordPerfect 6 for DOS was peak word processing. Also apparently I’m nostalgic about a word processor, surprisingly.
WP 5.1, here. Borrowed the installation disks from work and photocopied the keyboard overlay.