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Flipboard Culture DeskWordStar, 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.<a href="https://flip.it/fQoIZh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://flip.it/fQoIZh</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Emulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Emulators</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/WordStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WordStar</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RobertJSawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RobertJSawyer</a>

IT NewsSci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free - Enlarge (credit: Robert J. Sawyer) WordStar's most recent clai... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041325" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041325</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/georger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#georger</a>.r.martin <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wordprocessing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wordprocessing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/robertjsawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#robertjsawyer</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wordstar7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wordstar7</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wordstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wordstar</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dosbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosbox</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dos</a>

Paul SemelIn the new sci-fi novel "The Downloaded," astronauts have their minds saved on a hard drive...only to learn there's criminals saved there, too, and they all have to save the Earth. To learn more, check out this Q&A with author Robert K. Sawyer. <a href="https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-downloaded-author-robert-j-sawyer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-downloaded-author-robert-j-sawyer/</a> 📖🖥️🧑‍🚀 . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RobertJSawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertJSawyer</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RobertJSawyerInterview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertJSawyerInterview</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RobertJSawyerTheDownloaded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertJSawyerTheDownloaded</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RobertJSawyerTheDownloadedInterview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertJSawyerTheDownloadedInterview</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RobertJSawyerTheDownloaded2GhostsInTheMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertJSawyerTheDownloaded2GhostsInTheMachine</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciFi</a>

Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦<a href="https://mastodon.social/@scalzi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@scalzi</a> Ooh, nice pile o' books! <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RobertJSawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertJSawyer</a> is always excellent 👍

hush404Popped through the audiobook/drama 'The Downloaded' written by <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/robertjsawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#robertjsawyer</a> and starring <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BrendanFraser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrendanFraser</a>. It was an interesting story and well laid out, but was a bit short and made me want more. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobook</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/listeningto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#listeningto</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FinishedReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinishedReading</a>

Evelyn C. LeeperMT VOID #2301: Film reviews of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackberry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ItsAWonderfulKnife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ItsAWonderfulKnife</a>; book review of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheDownloaded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheDownloaded</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RobertJSawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertJSawyer</a>; book comments on "Year's Best" anthologies <a href="http://leepers.us/mtvoid/VOID1110.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://leepers.us/mtvoid/VOID1110.htm</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eleeper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eleeper</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarkRLeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarkRLeeper</a>

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