Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use DOS'

Re:Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use... by zhemao on Thursday May 15, 2014 @06:45PM (#7752699)

But couldn't he just turn off spell check? I mean, the real reason is that he probably likes WordStar 4.0 more than the modern word processors, and I can totally get that, but the spell check excuse is a bit ... weak.

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Re:Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use... by rdl on Thursday May 15, 2014 @06:51PM (#7752726)

There are a lot of other reasons for using a single-purpose device when doing something requiring focused concentration. I think a lot of the "I read better when it's a physical printout" crowd can be won over by e-readers which only load one document at a time, for instance. It's a lot harder to read even a printed book if you have a bunch of letters and bills stacked next to it.

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Re:Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use... by the_watcher on Thursday May 15, 2014 @07:06PM (#7752808)

I can't help but think at least part of this is a bit of trolling by GRRM to his fans who (probably accurately) about his glacial writing pace.

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Re:Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use... by level on Thursday May 15, 2014 @06:50PM (#7752718)

If it ain't broke...

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Re:Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use... by zhemao on Thursday May 15, 2014 @06:53PM (#7752736)

Well sure, I'm not saying that he shouldn't use WordStar 4.0 on DOS. If it works for him, he shouldn't have to justify it. It takes time to become comfortable with a new word processor. But if you're going to make up excuses, pointing at a feature which can be disabled by un-ticking a checkbox is kind of lame.

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