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WordStar: A Writer's Word Processor (1996)

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According to Hacker News, WordStar, the word processor that dominated personal computers in the nineteen eighties and nineties, is the subject of a nineteen ninety-six retrospective. The piece examines the software's legacy and its influence on how a generation of writers and office workers approached their craft before modern competitors reshaped the market.

Source: https://www.sfwriter.com/wordstar.htm

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