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Originally Posted by JAcheson
As for DOS vs. Windows, a lot of people who prefer DOS do so because it is pure text, and they are not distracted into fiddling around with formatting instead of concentrating on writing.
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Yep. And WordStar is a great word processor -- although I liked WordStar 5.5 instead of 4.0. I did more writing with WordStar than I've ever done since. It was not just the screen, it was the keystrokes (which are still hard-wired into my fingers). It kept your fingers on the Home Keys, instead of having to search for the Function Keys, etc. I still run WordStar (now 7) in DosBox under Linux sometimes -- but I don't write much anymore.
I also use the Joe variant -- Jstar for most of my editing in Linux.
Martin is not alone in using WordStar in the SF writing world -- Robert J. Sawyer and several others also use WordStar.
http://www.sfwriter.com/wordstar.htm