Thread: George RR Martin: 'Why I still use DOS'
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Old 05-14-2014, 08:23 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I'm sure his publisher/editor loves getting stuff on 5 1/4 floppies. Do they have to keep a special machine around that has software capable of opening his Wordstar 4.0 files?
Most likely not.
He has a conventional PC for non-writing work and there are plenty of ways to get his files around without floppies. Just because he works using 80's software doesn't mean he doesn't use newer tech.

Here:http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...sb-drivers-dos

http://www.wordstar.org/index.php/wo...rtors-for-word
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