Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft Word began as a word processor for MS-DOS back in the 1980s, a time when most personal computer software was all about databases, spreadsheets, ...

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.

A glimpse into how Microsoft's productivity suite started its life.

Think Windows 11's Notepad is too bloated these days? Someone got an ancient version of Word running natively in Windows 11.