Developer Ports Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to Native 64-Bit Architecture

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A developer has created a native x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows version 1.1a, the classic early-1990s word processor. The project has been published on GitHub under the repository maintained by user jmarshall23. The port brings the legacy application to modern 64-bit systems, allowing it to run natively on contemporary hardware. The project was shared on Hacker News, where it garnered initial attention from the developer community.

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