--- title: Someone ported Microsoft Word from 1990 onto x64... description: A developer named jmarshall23 has ported Word for Windows 1.1a (codename Opus), Microsoft's 1990-era word processor, to run natively on modern x64 Windows... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-ported-microsoft-word-from-1990-onto-x64-systems-and-you-can-download-it-right-now-kiy2zml1v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Someone ported Microsoft Word from 1990 onto x64 systems, and you can download it right now | daily.dev og:description: A developer named jmarshall23 has ported Word for Windows 1.1a (codename Opus), Microsoft's 1990-era word processor, to run natively on modern x64 Windows... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-ported-microsoft-word-from-1990-onto-x64-systems-and-you-can-download-it-right-now-kiy2zml1v og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kiy2zmL1v.png og:image:alt: Someone ported Microsoft Word from 1990 onto x64 systems, and you can download it right now og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Someone ported Microsoft Word from 1990 onto x64 systems, and you can download it right now **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer named jmarshall23 has ported Word for Windows 1.1a (codename Opus), Microsoft's 1990-era word processor, to run natively on modern x64 Windows systems. This is a direct port from the original source code — not emulation or a reimplementation — replacing 16-bit assembly, segmented-memory, and Win16 platform boundaries with modern equivalents. The project is available on GitHub for anyone to download and run. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is there a way to run the original Word for Windows 1.1 on modern 64-bit Windows without emulation? Yes, a native x64 port of Word for Windows 1.1a (codename Opus) exists and is available on GitHub. It is built directly from the original 1990 source code, replacing 16-bit assembly, segmented-memory, and Win16 platform boundaries with modern equivalents — not an emulator or reimplementation. The project was created by jmarshall23 and can be set up by following the instructions in the repository. _Developers curious about retro software ports and preservation projects surface finds like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Windows 1.0 and the WinAPI, 40 Years Later](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-1-0-and-the-winapi-40-years-later-neh5lkqwf) · Two Stop Bits · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [WordStar Lives Again \(and Again\)](https://daily.dev/posts/wordstar-lives-again-and-again--lto6l9sxi) · Hackaday · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I found a free Microsoft Word alternative that doesn't compromise on features](https://daily.dev/posts/i-found-a-free-microsoft-word-alternative-that-doesn-t-compromise-on-features-lwi3rfsww) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing BX-WORD: Native Microsoft Word Automation for BoxLang](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-bx-word-native-microsoft-word-automation-for-boxlang-wpctfu9dm) · Foojay.io · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/someone-ported-microsoft-word-from-1990-onto-x64-systems-and-you-can-download-it-right-now-kiy2zml1v) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Someone ported Microsoft Word from 1990 onto x64 systems, and you can download it right now","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-ported-microsoft-word-from-1990-onto-x64-systems-and-you-can-download-it-right-now-kiy2zml1v","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-ported-microsoft-word-from-1990-onto-x64-systems-and-you-can-download-it-right-now-kiy2zml1v"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T05:17:23.120Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T05:18:19.632Z","description":"A developer named jmarshall23 has ported Word for Windows 1.1a (codename Opus), Microsoft's 1990-era word processor, to run natively on modern x64 Windows...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ccdd91e834f31ffb394337cc4576f4b4?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ccdd91e834f31ffb394337cc4576f4b4?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-ported-microsoft-word-from-1990-onto-x64-systems-and-you-can-download-it-right-now-kiy2zml1v","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"microsoft,windows","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Someone ported Microsoft Word from 1990 onto x64 systems, and you can download it right now"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-ported-microsoft-word-from-1990-onto-x64-systems-and-you-can-download-it-right-now-kiy2zml1v#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is there a way to run the original Word for Windows 1.1 on modern 64-bit Windows without emulation?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, a native x64 port of Word for Windows 1.1a (codename Opus) exists and is available on GitHub. 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