this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025
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The creator also did a video showcasing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1h9qwBylAg

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[–] covecove@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

nice, now GRRM can finish winds of winter, right?

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

GRRM uses WordStar 4.0, an even older and more arcane DOS word processor from 1987.

[–] covecove@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

hah! amazing

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

You do not want to use this. I am warning you. Turn away now.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean i actually used Wordperfect for DOS back in the day, so why ? Liber Office is a thing and works.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 week ago

I wonder how long it took to port

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca -5 points 1 week ago