The creator also did a video showcasing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1h9qwBylAg
Tavis Ormandy ports 1998 WordPerfect for UNIX to Linux
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/20/wordperfect_for_unix_for_linux/
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/20/wordperfect_for_unix_for_linux/
The creator also did a video showcasing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1h9qwBylAg
8 Comments
covecove@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 1y
nice, now GRRM can finish winds of winter, right?
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 1y
GRRM uses WordStar 4.0, an even older and more arcane DOS word processor from 1987.
covecove@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
hah! amazing
Mwa@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 1y
I wonder how long it took to port
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
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.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
You do not want to use this. I am warning you. Turn away now.
cyborganism@piefed.ca · -5 pts · 1y
ok.