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A look back: WordPerfect on DOS (2023)

For years, WordPerfect was the dominant word processor. Take a step back in time with this history and visual tour.

Originally written by Alan Ashton for the Data General platform in the late 1970s, the first version of what would become WordPerfect was already innovative. By default, WordPerfect 6 includes a menu at the top of the screen and brief document information at the bottom. At work, Jim is CEO of Hallmentum, an IT executive consulting company that provides hands-on IT Leadership training, workshops, and coaching.

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