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philipwhiuk
on Jan 7, 2024
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RIP Microsoft WordPad
I liked WordPad. It was a nice middle ground. Word is so bloated and feature rich that getting started was a faff. WordPad had enough formatting to be useful.
A bit like the Markdown of it's time.
ClassyJacket
on Jan 8, 2024
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I agree. It has less UI in the way and doesn't take as long to startup, but can still bold and underline. I use it every day for notes at work.
At least it's easily replaced. I assume...
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A bit like the Markdown of it's time.