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32 points TMWNN | 1 comments | 01 Apr 25 21:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source

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WordPerfect was like vi: forbidding entry point, difficult key bindings, and a joy to use once you got it.

Word for Windows even had a mode that replicated the plain blue screen and behavior of WP5.1 for a few years, which I still miss.

WP also ran on the UNIX of the day, with look and feel very much like the DOS version. Tavis Ormandy got it working on Linux[0].

1. wenc ◴[02 Apr 25 02:31 UTC] No.43553192[source]▶

XyWrite: hold my beer.

XyWrite was hardcore.

A look back: WordPerfect on DOS (2023)