- #MICROSOFT WORD FOR MAC WIKIPEDIA PORTABLE#
- #MICROSOFT WORD FOR MAC WIKIPEDIA SOFTWARE#
- #MICROSOFT WORD FOR MAC WIKIPEDIA WINDOWS#
Many of us still use this app for quick copy and paste actions or for making notes.
#MICROSOFT WORD FOR MAC WIKIPEDIA WINDOWS#
doc-extensions and is cursing while trying to add page numbers, subsections, paragraphs and bullet lists without messing up the layout of a document - something that's still pretty hard today! Word 95 for Windows 95 (1995) WordPad WordPad is the basic word processor that has been included in all Windows editions since Windows 95. Nowadays it's the most used word processor in the world. Microsoft Write (1985) Microsoft Word Word appeared in 1983 for DOS, but in 1989 the first edition for Windows ('Word for Windows 1.0') appeared. Microsoft Write was replaced with WordPad since Windows 95.
Write was first included in Windows 1.0 in 1985. WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (1989) WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows (1992) Microsoft Write In editions of Windows before Windows 95 the included and instant accessible, but very basic, word processor was Microsoft Write. Many tried using WordPerfect-documents in Word, causing a lot of frustrating and swearing among users. With the introduction of the successful Windows 95 and the compatible Office 95 package (with Microsoft Word 7.0), the fame of WordPerfect rapidly faded away. WordPerfect became the most popular word processor for quite some years ('By release 5.1 in 1989, WordPerfect had become a standard in the DOS market', according to Wikipedia).
The program was more advanced than WordStar, quickly taken its market share. Before the popularity of Microsoft Word, everyone used WordPerfect, a word processor created by Satellite Systems International (and bought by Corel in 1996). MacWrite for Apple MacIntosh (1984) WordPerfect If you're in your 30s or older, it's very probable you have used a version of WordPerfect in the past. In the future, Microsoft would also become the dominant word processor producer for one of its main competitors.
#MICROSOFT WORD FOR MAC WIKIPEDIA SOFTWARE#
However, development of MacWrite (transferred to software maker Claris) ended in 1995. Especially the use of a user-friendly graphical user interface inspired many word processors that were still to come. Together with painting software MacPaint it was a revolutionary application for its time. However, it was succeeded by MacWrite in 1984 for the Apple MacIntosh, of which I have fond memories.
WordStar for DOS (1982) MacWrite Apple's first own word processor, titled Apple Writer, was released for the Apple II family in 1979.
#MICROSOFT WORD FOR MAC WIKIPEDIA PORTABLE#
This word processor was included with the Osborne 1, the first commercially successful portable microcomputer (1981), but its place was taken over by WordPerfect from 1985 onwards. But according to Wikipedia this word processor had a dominant market share in the early 80s, so I felt I should include it. In this article I give a quick overview of the most popular word processors since the 80s - remember it's just a selection, there has been lots and lots of more word processing software! WordStar WordStar, by MicroPro, is a word processor I never used. They have been around since the beginning of the computer, in all kind of different designs. Word processors are probably the most used computer software ever.
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