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A comment on Ask HN: Did anyone write a book in Nano?.

Re:Ask HN: Did anyone write a book in Nano? by zer0zzz on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @12:25PM (#36958206)
Didn’t GRRM use Word Star?

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Re:Ask HN: Did anyone write a book in Nano? by neontomo on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @12:37PM (#36958410)
That's interesting, I didn't know he was nerdy in "that way". I wonder what his thinking behind it is.
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Re:Ask HN: Did anyone write a book in Nano? by Dennip on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @12:42PM (#36958500)
Maybe he started writing in it and never stopped!
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Re:Ask HN: Did anyone write a book in Nano? by invalidname on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @12:49PM (#36958621)
He's used to it and it's distraction free.
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Re:Ask HN: Did anyone write a book in Nano? by cowsup on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:02PM (#36958833)
He cited autocorrect / spellcheck as his main gripe against modern systems [0], though I’m sure some of it is also just habit.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27407502

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Re:Ask HN: Did anyone write a book in Nano? by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @12:57PM (#36958737)
Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to quickly scroll backwards and forwards and jump to sections in Word Star to review his old stories, and so he is unable to tie up all the story lines and bring the work to a conclusion. Hence, he is forced to always keep writing more and more new story lines.
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