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The first Word version, Word 1.0, was released in October 1983 for Xenix, MS-DOS, and IBM; it was followed by four very similar versions that were not very successful. The first Windows version was released in 1989, with a slightly improved interface. When Windows 3.0 was released in 1990, Word became a huge commercial success. Word for Windows ...
The first version of Word for Windows was released in 1989. With the release of Windows 3.0 the following year, sales began to pick up and Microsoft soon became the market leader for word processors for IBM PC-compatible computers. [17]
Published on CD-ROM as well as on a set of 45 3½-inch floppy disks, became Y2K-safe with Service Release 2. Last version for Windows NT 3.51. June 20, 1997 Office 97 Powered by Word 98 (8.5) Word 98 was released only in Japanese and Korean editions. First version to contain Outlook 98 in all editions and Publisher 98 in the Small Business Edition.
Word for Mac was released in 1985. Word for Mac was the first graphical version of Microsoft Word. Initially, it implemented the proprietary .doc format as its primary format. Word 2007, however, deprecated this format in favor of Office Open XML, which was later standardized by Ecma International as an open format.
Microsoft announces Multi-Tool Word, which later becomes Microsoft Word. [4] 1983 November 10 Products Bill Gates first introduced the first version of Microsoft Windows and it is planned to be released 2 years later. [5] 1984: January 24: Competition: Steve Jobs introduces the original Macintosh, the first mass-market computer with a graphical ...
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In addition to primary authorship of Microsoft Word, he wrote Microsoft's first C compiler, the original version of Notepad, and Word for the IBM PC Jr. Brodie's success as a programmer brought him to the attention of Bill Gates , who made Brodie his technical assistant in 1983. [ 4 ]
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