Comparison of early word processors

This article compares early word processing software.

Operating system compatibility

This table gives a comparison of what operating systems are compatible with each word processor in 1985.

Word processor Apple Atari CP/M CPT Commodore 64 HP IBM PC Kaypro Macintosh Morrow IBM PCjr Rainbow 100 TI Professional Tandy ZX Spectrum
TaswordNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
HomewordII, IIc,IIe800NoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
MacWriteNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pfs:WriteII, IIc,IIeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
AtariWriterNo800XL, 1200NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
OMNIWRITERNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Word JugglerII,IIe,IIINoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
PC-WriteNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
WordvisionNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Volkswriter deluxeNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNo
Perfect WriterNoNoYesNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Plu PerfectNoNoNoNoNoNoNo2,4,10NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
WordstarII,IIeNoYesNoNo110,150YesYesNoYesYesYesYesTRS-80No
NewwordIIeNoYesNoNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
AppleworksII, IIeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
AppleWriterII, IIe, IIINoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
III E-Z PiecesIIINoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SymphonyNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrameworkNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
XY Write II+NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
WordPerfectNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYesYesTandy 2000No
Microsoft WordNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoYesYesTandy 2000No
CPT Word ProcessorsNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo

References

  • Whole Earth Software Catalog. 1984. pp. 50–51.


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