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Microsoft Word 5.1: The Apex of Word Processing

Posted by michael on from the when-men-were-men-and-programs-were-scared dept.

angkor writes "'Word 5.1 is 13 years old in 2004. Many people still swear by it. Powerful features, stable application, without bloat. Nirvana by Microsoft. It's been all downhill from there...' I always thought WordPerfect 5.1 was pretty good as well. I still use it alongside my OfficeXP."

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  1. Bow Down by teknokracy · · Score: 0, Troll

    5.1Win/Mac: ***Ommmmmmmmmmmm*** XP2003: f**K! f**K! f**K! f**K! Mac2004: Well, at least I'm not using Windows!

  2. Re:Strange... by Micro$oft+$uck$ · · Score: 0, Troll

    OpenOffice loads quicker than any version of Word ever did. It loads faster than Notepad, but then again-what doesn't?

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