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A word processing program from [[Microsoft]] that is actually two completely different codebases. The first one was a text mode version designed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie and was developed on Microsoft's in house [[UCSD Pascal]] derived system and shipped for [[DOS]] and [[XENIX]] with versions appearing a little later for most personal computers available at the time. In 1989 a new version with a graphical user interface and coded from the ground up in [[C]] was introduced for [[Microsoft Windows]] and followed the year after by a version for [[OS/2]].
A word processing program from [[Microsoft]] that is actually two completely different codebases. The first one was a text mode version designed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie and was developed on Microsoft's in house [[UCSD Pascal]] derived system and shipped for [[DOS]] and [[XENIX]] with versions appearing a little later for most personal computers available at the time.


==Versions==
==Versions==
[[File:MSWord55-2.png|thumb|Microsoft Word 5.5B]]
;DOS
;DOS
* Nov 1983: Word 1.0
* Nov 1983: Word 1.00
* 1984: Word 1.10
* Sep 1984: Word 1.15
* 1985: Word 2.0
* 1985: Word 2.0
* 1986: Word 3.0
* 1986: Word 3.0
* Nov 1986: Word 3.1
* 1987: Word 4.0
* 1987: Word 4.0
* 1993: Word 6.0 (last known DOS version)
* 1993: Word 6.0 (last known DOS version)
;UNIX
* 1987: Word 3.0 for XENIX (286)
* 1988: Word 3.0.1
* 1988: Word 3.0.2
* Oct 1988: Word 3.0.3 - fixes for SCO XENIX Release 2.3
* 1988: Word 3.0.4
* 1990: Word 5.0.0 - for SCO XENIX Operating System Release 2.3.0 or SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2.0
* 1991: Word 5.0.1 - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386, AT&T UNIX for 6386 & 3B2
* 1991: Word 5.0.2
* 1991: Word 5.0.4 - AT&T UNIX for 3B2
* 1991: Word 5.1.0 - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386, AT&T UNIX for 6386
* 1991: Word 5.1.1 - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386 & Open Desktop, AT&T UNIX for 6386


;DOS & OS/2 (FAPI)
;DOS & OS/2 (FAPI)
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: The [http://download.microsoft.com/download/word97win/Wd55_be/97/WIN98/EN-US/Wd55_ben.exe DOS 5.5] version is available as a free download from Microsoft. Link is to US English version, other languages are available.
: The [http://download.microsoft.com/download/word97win/Wd55_be/97/WIN98/EN-US/Wd55_ben.exe DOS 5.5] version is available as a free download from Microsoft. Link is to US English version, other languages are available.


;OS/2 Presentation Manager
;UNIX
* 1990: Word for OS/2 1.1
* 3.0 (1987) - for XENIX (286)
* Last known OS/2 PM version: Microsoft Word for OS/2 v1.1b
* 3.0.1 (1988)
 
* 3.0.2 (1988)
;Windows
* 3.0.3 (Oct 1988) - fixes for SCO XENIX Release 2.3
* Nov 1989: Word for Windows 1.0
* 3.0.4 (1989)
* 1990: Word for Windows 1.1
* 5.0.0 (1990) - for SCO XENIX Operating System Release 2.3.0 or SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2.0
* 1990: Word for Windows 1.1a
* 5.0.1 (Apr 1990) - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386, AT&T UNIX R3.2 for 6386 & 3B2
* 1992: Word for Windows 2.0
* 5.0.2 (1991)
* 1993: Word for Windows 6.0
* 5.0.4 (1991) - AT&T UNIX for 3B2
* 5.1.0 (1991) - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386, AT&T UNIX for 6386
* 5.1.1 (1991) - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386 & Open Desktop, AT&T UNIX for 6386


==Authors & publisher==
==Publications==
* [[Microsoft]]
*Peter Rinearson: ''Microsoft Word Style Sheets'' - Microsoft Press 1988, ISBN 1-55615-005-9
* Charles Simonyi (MS Word VIO)
*Peter Rinearson: ''Word Processing Power With Microsoft Word'' (3rd Edition) - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-126-8
* Richard Brodie (MS Word VIO)


==Links==
==Links==
* SCO [http://wdb1.sco.com/kb/tasearch.print?taid=108642 TA #108642]
* SCO [http://wdb1.sco.com/kb/tasearch.print?taid=108642 TA #108642]


[[Category:Word processors]]
[[Category:Microsoft Product]][[Category:Word Processor]]
[[Category:DOS word processors]]
[[Category:WinOS/2 word processors]]

Latest revision as of 12:04, 21 August 2024

A word processing program from Microsoft that is actually two completely different codebases. The first one was a text mode version designed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie and was developed on Microsoft's in house UCSD Pascal derived system and shipped for DOS and XENIX with versions appearing a little later for most personal computers available at the time.

Versions

Microsoft Word 5.5B
DOS
  • Nov 1983: Word 1.00
  • 1984: Word 1.10
  • Sep 1984: Word 1.15
  • 1985: Word 2.0
  • 1986: Word 3.0
  • Nov 1986: Word 3.1
  • 1987: Word 4.0
  • 1993: Word 6.0 (last known DOS version)
DOS & OS/2 (FAPI)
  • 1989: Word 5.0
  • 1990: Word 5.5
  • 1999: Y2K-compatible version
The DOS 5.5 version is available as a free download from Microsoft. Link is to US English version, other languages are available.
UNIX
  • 3.0 (1987) - for XENIX (286)
  • 3.0.1 (1988)
  • 3.0.2 (1988)
  • 3.0.3 (Oct 1988) - fixes for SCO XENIX Release 2.3
  • 3.0.4 (1989)
  • 5.0.0 (1990) - for SCO XENIX Operating System Release 2.3.0 or SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2.0
  • 5.0.1 (Apr 1990) - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386, AT&T UNIX R3.2 for 6386 & 3B2
  • 5.0.2 (1991)
  • 5.0.4 (1991) - AT&T UNIX for 3B2
  • 5.1.0 (1991) - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386, AT&T UNIX for 6386
  • 5.1.1 (1991) - for SCO XENIX/UNIX 386 & Open Desktop, AT&T UNIX for 6386

Publications

  • Peter Rinearson: Microsoft Word Style Sheets - Microsoft Press 1988, ISBN 1-55615-005-9
  • Peter Rinearson: Word Processing Power With Microsoft Word (3rd Edition) - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-126-8

Links

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