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   Retrograde  wrote:   
   > From the «write yer next shitty novel» department:   
   > Title: Tinker WriterDeck OS turns nearly any old laptop into a   
   distraction-free writing machine   
   > Author: Brad Linder   
   > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:37:35 +0000   
   > Link: https://liliputing.com/tinker-writerdeck-os-turns-nearly   
   any-old-laptop-into-a-distraction-free-writing-machine/   
   >   
   > Some of the most interesting gadgets-with-keyboards I’ve seen over the   
   past few   
   > years have been distraction-free writing devices, or WriterDecks. These   
   > devices, which are basically the modern version of the word processors of   
   > yesteryear, include purpose-built hardware from companies focused on a niche   
   > market as well as DIY solutions. But if you’ve already got an […]   
   >   
   > The post Tinker WriterDeck OS turns nearly any old laptop into a   
   > distraction-free writing machine[1] appeared first on Liliputing[2].   
      
   That's quite cute.  Is there a good TUI word processor, rather than text   
   editor?  ie something you can do formatting like bold/italics, headings,   
   numbered sections, table of contents etc, that you can visualise directly in   
   the editor?   
      
   Of course there's Markdown and Latex, but they aren't word processing.  I   
   suppose Wordperfect for DOS's 'reveal codes' isn't that different in some   
   ways.   
      
   I think WordTsar is an X program, not a TUI one?  WordGrinder looks like a   
   proper TUI word processor, any others?   
      
   Did anything like that exist in the days when all you had was a serial line   
   and a VT100?  Or was it all Latex and troff?   
      
   Theo   
      
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