Microsoft Word Turns 25
A look back at the changes and challenges Microsoft's flagship word-processing program has been through during its first quarter-century.
Benj Edwards, PC World
The Early DOS Days
Word 1.0 was first released for Xenix and MS-DOS in October 1983. DOS versions 1.0 through 5.0 looked nearly identical to the screen shot seen here. (If you're interested in a trip down DOS's memory lane, check into PC World's "Save DOS" campaign, which launched on April Fool's Day 2008. It includes a slide show featuring great moments in PC World's DOS coverage.) These early versions of Word featured a sometimes confusing "moded" interface (the same keys could perform different tasks in different modes, or submenus) that harkened back to its Bravo roots (see slide 2).
It was a step up from competitor Corel WordPerfect's arcane function-key combinations, but a better interface was on the horizon--although it would take a different computer entirely to bring it to Word.
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