VolksWriter
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Volkswriter was a 1980s-era word processor
created and distributed by Lifetree Software, Inc.
Volkswriter was first published in 1982, and was the first word processor for the IBM PC
Lifetree published versions of the software until May, 1989 when due to profitability problems, the Volkswriter product line was sold to some employees. The new company formed with the name Volkswriter Inc.
Word processor
A word processor is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable material....
created and distributed by Lifetree Software, Inc.
Volkswriter was first published in 1982, and was the first word processor for the IBM PC
IBM PC
The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. It is IBM model number 5150, and was introduced on August 12, 1981...
Lifetree published versions of the software until May, 1989 when due to profitability problems, the Volkswriter product line was sold to some employees. The new company formed with the name Volkswriter Inc.
Reviews
- 'Volkswriter 3' Is Word-processing Program Not Likely To Be Outgrown, February 2, 1986 Author:Henry Kisor] (APAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
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) - Volkswriter 4. (word processing software) (evaluation) by Joyce Sides COMPUTE!COMPUTE!Compute! was an American computer magazine that was published from 1979 to 1994, though it can trace its origin to 1978 in Len Lindsay's PET Gazette, one of the first magazines for the Commodore PET computer. In its 1980s heyday Compute! covered all major platforms, and several single-platform...
Issue 134, OCTOBER 1991, PAGE 129 - Volkswriter Scientific: Simple, But Not Quite Complete NEW PRODUCTS by David Chan The ScientistThe ScientistThe Scientist: Magazine of Life Sciences is a professional magazine intended for life scientists. Coverage includes reviews of widely noticed research papers, informing its audience of current research, updates to technology, updates to career information, profiles of scientists achieving...
1987-10-19, 1(23):20.