[arachne] Re: WORDSTAR 4 AND OTHER DOS EDITORS

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On Tue, 27 May 2008 17:09:03 -0400 (EDT), ewalt@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> For years I was very fond of a little word processing program called
> "Super Writer" which was the companion to a popular spreadsheet called
> "Super-Calc". Fast and easy to use. Menus. Copyright 1982! I saw adds
> in old magazines that offered "Super Writer" for $454!!! And the whole
> thing fit on an old style 5 1/4 floppy.

Was that the TRS-80 floppy that held only about 35k?

> We forget how expensive computer stuff used to be.

Yes, we certainly do!


    
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