Tom's Hardware on MSN

RetroPad is a ‘full-feature-parity version of Notepad from XP’ in just 2,749 bytes

You can grab the RetroPad code and .exe from GitHub.
How-To Geek on MSN

This 34-year-old open source tool is still the fastest way to write on your computer

It has built a cult-like following of power users over the decades ...