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[–] TheBlue22 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It was lighter than word or libre and had formatting, unlike simple word editors like notepad++. Bummer to see it go but surely there is (or will be) an alternative

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And saved in the open rtf format. Programming a WordPad compatible alternative was my first semi-successful programming exercise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can probably still install this. Just like paint (the old version) and the non ad filled solitaire etc