Are you overwhelmed by all the AI features in Microsoft Word? Why not go back all the way to 1990 and run this Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a port on your Windows 11 PC?
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A developer recently published a working native x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a. You can run it on your Windows PC right now.
Ivan Jenic
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x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a arrives — you can now run this seminal 1990 word processor natively in Windows 11
A developer got Word 1.1a from 1990 to run on Windows 11 - try it yourself
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