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George R. R. Martin Still Uses A DOS Word Processor | CONAN on TBS

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George R. R. Martin Still Uses A DOS Word Processor | CONAN on TBS

A short Conan segment in which George R. R. Martin explains that he writes his Game of Thrones books on WordStar 4.0 on a DOS machine.

Cited as the standard example of a famous writer who prefers an old, distraction-free DOS word processor.

7 Hacker News mentions · 2014–2023

Topics

  • Demoscene & retrocomputing
  • Literature & writing craft
  • Tech pioneers & interviews

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