= Microsoft Word = |!2 History of Microsoft Word [1] | | 1981 | Microsoft hires Charles Simonyl to develop Multi-Tool Word | | 1983, November | Demo disk of Microsoft Word bundled with PC World magazine | | 1985 | Word released for the Macintosh | | 1989 | Word for Windows released | == Microsoft Word Demonstration == [[figure-float-right:/artwork/microsoft-word.jpg Microsoft Word 1.0 was the first Microsoft program to make extensive use of the mouse]] This is a demonstration disk of Microsoft Word that was bundled for free with the November 1983 issue of PC World magazine. The boot disk runs IBM Personal Computer DOS Version 2.0 from 1983. '''To run the demonstration disk:''' # Click the "DOS 2.0 Boot Disk" icon # Wait for the computer to boot # Click the "Word 1.0 Demo Disk" icon # Click on the computer screen # At the "C:\>" prompt, type "a:", then ENTER # Then type "word" followed by ENTER { "icons" : [ ["PC-DOS 2.0 Boot Disk", "boot-hd", "/disks/ibmpc-dos-2.0-mouse.pimg", {"emulator-args" : {"-c" : "pce-config-5160-early-ser-mouse.cfg", "-g" : "cga"} } ], ["Word 1.0 Demo Disk", "floppy", "/disks/ibmpc-word1.0-demo.img"] ] } The following demonstration disk comes from [[Nathan's GUI gallery]]; be sure to check out his page for a comprehensive [[walk-through]] of this software. === Related Pages === * [[Historic Software]] === References === # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word Historic Software walk-through Nathan's GUI gallery