Justin Marshall Rebuilds 1990 Word 1.1a as 64-Bit App for Windows 10 and 11
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Updated · ZDNet · Aug 11
Justin Marshall Rebuilds 1990 Word 1.1a as 64-Bit App for Windows 10 and 11
1 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Aug 11
Summary
Justin Marshall rebuilt Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a from 1990 into a 64-bit executable that runs on Windows 10 and 11 while preserving the original app experience.
Original source code and resources were combined with modern replacements for the old 16-bit platform, letting the 35-year-old software run on current Windows systems.
Anyone can replicate the build, but the setup requires 64-bit Windows, PowerShell, Visual Studio 2022 with C++, a Windows 10 or 11 SDK, and CMake 3.25 or newer.
Marshall published the project and build steps on GitHub, turning the effort into a hands-on revival of an early WYSIWYG word processor for modern PCs.