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Tavis Ormandy ports 1998 WordPerfect for UNIX to Linux (www.theregister.com)
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The creator also did a video showcasing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1h9qwBylAg

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

One possibility is using it exclusively to access its grammatik grammer checker as a non-AI and non-subscription based alternative to ProWritingAid or Grammarly.

More info here.

Otherwise, it's still genuinely a solid option for those who want to do word processing in a terminal, which is a niche use case, but some people are into that. Perhaps as a distraction free writing environment.