I wrote on Facebook tonight, “So if I buy a new computer now, Microsoft Office (with Microsoft Word for Windows) is no longer included? Is there any typing program included with basic new computers?”  Dave Fulton reminded me that Wordpad, a very basic word processor, comes with Windows.   Stan Lewis told us, “Try Open Office – http://www.openoffice.org/ – The Free, Open Source Office Suite.  Completely compatible with MS Office, WordPerfect, etc. and free.” Good to know!