Post #2686122
2026-05-08 16:18 UTC
@joXn@wandering.shop @benfry@information.garden @cstross@wandering.shop @mjtsai@mastodon.social that's a very weird way to write WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS
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@prl@hachyderm.io 2026-05-08 18:55
@oblomov@sociale.network @joXn@wandering.shop @benfry@information.garden @cstross@wandering.shop @mjtsai@mastodon.social Wordperfect 5.1 on VMS using amber screen PT100 terminal...
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@joXn@wandering.shop 2026-05-08 20:16
@oblomov@sociale.network @benfry@information.garden @cstross@wandering.shop @mjtsai@mastodon.social I have unpleasant memories of having to rescue my mother’s dissertation with a sector editor after WordPerfect corrupted the save file (multiple times!—but at least I got practice) so despite its other charms it wins no awards from me.