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Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use DOS'
The author behind Game of Thrones "hates" spell-checking software
Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has explained why he does all his writing on an obsolete disk operating system (DOS) computer - because it does not correct his spelling.
He said he did not want a modern PC that amended his writing as he typed.
The writer of the books on which the TV series is based first revealed he used the archaic system in 2011.
Speaking on US chat show Conan on Tuesday, he said he kept a second computer for browsing the internet.
He said he never feared a virus infecting his computer and deleting his work because he had a "secret weapon".
Martin added: "I actually like it, it does what I want a word-processing programme to do and it doesn't do anything else. I don't want any help, you know?
"I hate some of these modern systems where you type a lower case letter and it becomes a capital. I don't want a capital. If I'd wanted a capital, I'd have typed a capital. I know how to work the shift key. Stop fixing it."
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