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WordStar, an MS-DOS-based word-processing program released in 1978, was loved by writers as diverse as Ralph Ellison, Anne Rice, and George R.R. Martin, because of its ability to capture the long-hand writing experience. Now, we can all give it a try thanks to Robert J. Sawyer, a Hugo- and Nebula-winning author who has released a complete archive of the program, along with MS-DOS emulators and all its manuals. Here's more from Gizmodo.
Gizmodo · The Legendary Word Processor Used by George RR MartinThis little MS-DOS program has helped generations of writers put their thoughts to the page.
Oddly enough, you can still read WordStar formatted files in newer versions of WordPerfct for Windows 10/11.