#MS WORD PROGRAMS PORTABLE#

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. 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.

#MS WORD PROGRAMS 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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