Today, there are many choices of software for writing. Word, Scrivener, Focuswriter, Final Draft, Obsidian, etc. Even so, there are diehards who won’t give up their pens, pencils, typewriters, or old school software. George R. R. Martin, for instance, has stuck with using WordStar 4.0 on MS-DOS. https://medium.com/@estavillo/the-writing-systems-of-prolific-authors-changing-your-writing-system-may-boost-your-creativity-9ae2aa551565 #GeorgeRRMartin #WordStar #WritingSoftware 13/14

Pitihän se testata myös WordStar. Game of Thrones -kirjojen kirjottaja George R.R. Martin käyttää tätä edelleen, joskin MS DOS versiota. Pystyy kuulemma paremmin keskittymään itse kirjoittamiseen kun ei ole turhia krumeluureja ympärillä. Pitäisi jostain löytää vanha Centronics liitäntäinen tulostin, niin pääsisi testaamaan tulostamista. Mieluiten "daisy wheel" tyyppinen, mutta kai pistematriisikin kelpaisi. Tähän saa SPP adapterin jolla homma hoituisi.😝🤪

#cpm #wordstar

I take an interest in what people think is "before the internet", as people seem to have widely differing notions, but this is a novel twist to me.

Nice article about Michael J Fox's new memoir, but 1985 was neither pre-internet nor *pre-word processor*. For example, WarGames in its initial scene setting was a reasonably accurate film portrayal of what you could do with a modem in 1983, and WordStar launched in 1978.
#internet #wordstar #hollywood

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/14/future-boy-by-michael-j-fox-review-secrets-from-the-set-of-a-definitive-80s-movie

Future Boy by Michael J Fox review – secrets from the set of a definitive 80s movie

The actor’s account of his big Hollywood break – and how it almost never happened

The Guardian
Is there a word processor for #iPadOS that has retro vibes? #iOS #iPad #word #wordpad #macwrite #wordperfect #wordstar #textedit #iwork
#silicium collection
Data General/One (1984)
Parmi les tout premiers portables #clamshell
Batterie, écran LCD et lecteurs 3,5"
Arrivé entre le #GRiD Compass (1982) et le #Toshiba T1100 (1985)
🧳💪
#retrocomputing #MSDOS #80C88 #Lotus123 #WordStar #IBMPC #heritage #geek #toulouse
El 25 de mayo de 1949 Juan #Perón publica su Mensaje a la Juventud con motivo de la Fecha Patria. En el mismo expone cómo intercambiar la posición de la tecla #Ctrl con #BloqMayús en #Ubuntu para poder escribir al estilo del #editor #WordStar y otros.
https://tinyurl.com/3u3z36s2

@distinctdipole

I was practicing touchtyping using typewriter until around June 99. Then, I learned Lotus123 and WordStar on Microsoft DOS on Netware network.

These were really charming.

#DOS #Netware #Lotus123 #WordStar

@cricket_bacon

Do you remember using WordStar on the Televideo Tele-PC? Of course you don’t!
But now you can. Don’t you want to frob that keyboard?

#retrocomputing #dos #pc #wordstar #wordprocessor

The Legend of WordStar/Me and MicroPro

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WordTsar

Download WordTsar for free. WordTsar is a Wordstar 7.0D clone. Wordstar for the 21st Century. WordTsar is a Wordstar 7.0D document mode clone.

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