What shipped first: Microsoft's: (1) spreadsheet or (2) word processor? In what month and year did they ship? What were they called on the ship date? Do you know the pre-shipment code names?
Microsoft Multiplan was Microsoft's first commercially released application software. It was shipped by the End-User Systems Group in August of 1982. The original code-name was “EP” for Electronic Paper. Multiplan was written by Douglas Klunder, who reported to Charles Simonyi.
Word was Microsoft's 2nd application. September of 1983
Bill Gates: "The user interface was identical to Multiplan."
Richard Brodie: "We thought 'Microsoft Multi-Tool Word' sounded brain-damaged."
Simonyi: "The name ''Word" was from Jeff Raikes."
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Bill Gates: "The user interface was identical to Multiplan."
Richard Brodie: "We thought 'Microsoft Multi-Tool Word' sounded brain-damaged."
Simonyi: "The name ''Word" was from Jeff Raikes."
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4/ What shipped first: Microsoft Office for Mac or Office for PC?
On what dates did they ship?
Who named Office?
What year did people start talking about a productivity application bundle?
What was the first Office release that included important application integration?
On what dates did they ship?
Who named Office?
What year did people start talking about a productivity application bundle?
What was the first Office release that included important application integration?
5/ Mac on Office was first.
June 19, 1989: Office for Mac available-- Word 4.00, Excel 2.20, PowerPoint 2.01, and Mail 1.37.
Nov 19, 1990: Office for Windows 1.0
Most people say Jeff Raikes named Office. I asked Bill Gates once and he answered by teasing me for not knowing.
June 19, 1989: Office for Mac available-- Word 4.00, Excel 2.20, PowerPoint 2.01, and Mail 1.37.
Nov 19, 1990: Office for Windows 1.0
Most people say Jeff Raikes named Office. I asked Bill Gates once and he answered by teasing me for not knowing.
6/ Charles Simonyi: "Bill, Paul, and I decided from day one of my joining Microsoft [in 1981] that we would do a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a database."
People were talking about a bundle as early as 1983.
First feature beyond a bundle was integrated setup (1993).
People were talking about a bundle as early as 1983.
First feature beyond a bundle was integrated setup (1993).
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