A developer got Word 1.1a from 1990 to run on Windows 11 - try it yourself
11-08-2026 18:55 via zdnet.com

A developer got Word 1.1a from 1990 to run on Windows 11 - try it yourself

Longing for a plain, old-fashioned version of Microsoft Word without all the bells, whistles, and AI slop? One developer managed to coax Word 1.1a to run on today's Windows.
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