Before WordPerfect, the most popular work processor was WordStar. Now, the last ever DOS version has been bundled and set free by one of its biggest fans.
WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free - notable enthusiast is Canadian SF writer Robert J Sawyer
https://sfwriter.com/wordstar.htm
who wrote the book that became the TV series Flashforward.
@ecksmc I remember WordStar, heh. Talk about dating me!
Sawyer has taken the final release, packaged it up along with some useful tools — including DOS emulators for modern Windows – and shared the result - Now you, too, can revel in the sheer unbridled power of this powerful app.
/nosanitize
https://sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5806