dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoMicrosoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 yearswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square440fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down125cross-posted to: sysadmin@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foomicrosoft@lemmy.worldtech@pawb.social
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minus-squareTheBlue22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·10 months agoIt was lighter than word or libre and had formatting, unlike simple word editors like notepad++. Bummer to see it go but surely there is (or will be) an alternative
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoAnd saved in the open rtf format. Programming a WordPad compatible alternative was my first semi-successful programming exercise.
minus-squareNioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoYou can probably still install this. Just like paint (the old version) and the non ad filled solitaire etc
It was lighter than word or libre and had formatting, unlike simple word editors like notepad++. Bummer to see it go but surely there is (or will be) an alternative
And saved in the open rtf format. Programming a WordPad compatible alternative was my first semi-successful programming exercise.
You can probably still install this. Just like paint (the old version) and the non ad filled solitaire etc