Ask HN: What old or deprecated software do you wish was still updated?

Re:Ask HN: What old or deprecated software do you wish was s... by shakna on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @02:03AM (#30928943)

WordPerfect.

Yes, technically it still exists in some form, but not really. The modern version shares little in common with the DOS port - apart from unicode incompatibility, and that's hardly desirable.

Corel have even acknowledged how good the DOS version was by attempting to have a "Classic Mode" with a similar interface. But the macro system is completely incompatible, and all the menus are different. It's a skin-deep facelift, nothing more.

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Re:Ask HN: What old or deprecated software do you wish was s... by ottod on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @05:08PM (#30937436)

For me, WordPerfect in Spanish. It was a very professional translation, and all the relevant associated tools worked too. Now, sometimes you get all the bells and whistles in English and a couple more languages, and then only core functionality in the rest.

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Re:Ask HN: What old or deprecated software do you wish was s... by mezentius on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @05:23PM (#30937580)

I still use WordPerfect 6.2 for DOS regularly, particularly during the beginning of a writing project when I'm most prone to being distracted. If you emulate through DOSBox-X, you can use TTF fonts for screen output, and even print directly from the application.

(Happy to share information on how to set this up with anyone who might be interested.)

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