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| From | Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks |
| Date | 2014-05-15 07:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <btj751Fpd85U13@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <lkvedn$1c6$1@solani.org> <2014051423313693857-sail0r@examplecom> |
On Wed, 14 May 2014 23:31:36 -0400, sail0r wrote: > On 2014-05-14 09:52:55 +0000, RS Wood said: > >> The blogosphere is buzzing this week with the revelation[1] that George >> R.R. >> Martin[2] , the much-admired author of the A Game of Thrones[3] and >> more, actually does his writing on a DOS machine running the old, 1970s >> word processor, Wordstar[4] . > > When I read that I wondered just how he got the files to his publisher? > Is he running DOS in emulation and just otherwise emails the files? > If not, does he snail mail them a floppy disk? Dial up to some remote > machine? > Anyone know? No reason why he couldn't email from DOS. -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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Wordstar on DOS still rocks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-14 09:52 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks sail0r <sail0r@example.com> - 2014-05-14 23:31 -0400
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-15 07:02 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-15 08:31 +0100
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-15 11:50 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-05-15 12:50 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-15 15:53 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-05-15 17:27 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-05-15 18:10 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-16 03:53 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-15 15:59 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-15 17:08 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-15 23:31 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2014-05-15 18:02 -0700
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-16 03:56 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2014-05-19 11:30 -0700
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-16 06:06 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2014-05-19 23:14 +0300
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-19 23:12 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-15 15:59 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-05-15 17:10 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-05-15 17:55 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-15 23:33 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-05-22 10:32 -0700
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-16 09:59 +0100
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-18 19:01 +0200
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-16 18:10 +0100
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-18 14:11 +0000
Re: Wordstar on DOS still rocks Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-18 16:18 +0100
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