Tavis Ormandy ports 1998 WordPerfect for UNIX to Linux
The creator also did a video showcasing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1h9qwBylAg
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/20/wordperfect_for_unix_for_linux/Open linkView original on slrpnk.net
nice, now GRRM can finish winds of winter, right?
GRRM uses WordStar 4.0, an even older and more arcane DOS word processor from 1987.
hah! amazing
You do not want to use this. I am warning you. Turn away now.
I wonder how long it took to port
I mean i actually used Wordperfect for DOS back in the day, so why ? Liber Office is a thing and works.
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.
ok.