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I’d rather use old ass word perfect at this point
Just use libreoffice
I'd rather chisel text onto stone tablets than that bs.
https://xkcd.com/378/
I actually installed WordPerfect 6 for DOS and MS Word for DOS recently. They're very relaxing for writing and fast too. Then I use LibreOffice to convert the documents to more modern formats if needed.
That’s dope. I recently read that George R.R. Martin still uses WordStar. Maybe that’s why that dude can’t finish a book series.