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I don't know what computers you were using.

I had occasional crashes, sure, but unless you had some very dodgy computers, it seems like you're overcorrecting for those supposed rose-colored glasses.

I never knew anyone in the '90s who was constantly living in fear of their programs crashing and losing their work.

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Were they using Word? That was absolutely a fear of mine at the time.

I used Word—mainly on Mac, version 4.01—all through middle and high school for my homework, and never had any particular problems with it. Frankly, I think it was much more stable then than it is now.

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