# Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay (Hacker News)

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**Created:** [April 26, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-it-s-here-to-stay-hacker-news/790 "2026-04-26T05:28:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-it-s-here-to-stay-hacker-news/790/1 "2026-04-26T05:28:54Z")

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> **[Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47897681)**
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> rbanffy —
> 1:03 AM - 25 Apr 2026

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**Author:** ![simonmic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.plaintextaccounting.org/simonmic/32/1_2.png) [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-it-s-here-to-stay-hacker-news/790/2 "2026-04-26T05:31:14Z")

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**Author:** ![simonmic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.plaintextaccounting.org/simonmic/32/1_2.png) [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-it-s-here-to-stay-hacker-news/790/3 "2026-04-26T05:34:05Z")

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