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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Well, Wordstar was/is purely controlled by control key combinations, which means touch-typists don't have to move their hands off the keyboard for anything. For old-school typists that is priceless. After 30-plus years his muscle memory on those commands has to be so ingrained he probably gives no conscious thought to anything but the words.
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You don't have to still use it for the memory of those control key combos to stick... it's been decades since I used Wordstar but I still remember most of 'em (a lot were obvious anyway)... and I always thought that computers were supposed to be multi-purpose tools for helping with one's work rather than forcing you to relearn methods of working because everybody else expects you to change - maybe OK for gaming but, with creative work, people want what doesn't interfere with their creative flow so if George is happy with it then leave the guy alone... unless you want to wait even longer for the next book.