Windows Write
| A component of Microsoft Windows | |
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| Type | Word processor |
| Included with | Windows 1.0, Windows 2.0, Windows 2.1x, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1x, Windows NT 3.1, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 3.51 |
| Also available for | Microsoft Windows, Atari TOS, Classic Mac OS |
| Replaced by | WordPad |
Microsoft Write is a basic word processor included with Windows 1.0 and later, until Windows NT 3.51. Throughout its lifespan it was minimally updated, and is comparable to early versions of MacWrite. Early versions of Write only work with Write (.wri) files, but after Windows 3.0, Write became capable of reading and composing early Word (.doc) documents. With Windows 3.1, Write became OLE capable. In Windows 95, Write was replaced with WordPad.
Being a word processor, Write features additional document formatting features that are not found in Notepad (a simple text editor), such as a choice of font, text decorations and paragraph indentation for different parts of the document. Unlike versions of WordPad before Windows 7, Write could justify a paragraph.
In 1986, Atari announced an agreement with Microsoft to bring Microsoft Write to the Atari ST.
Unlike the Windows version, Microsoft Write for the Atari ST was the Atari version of Microsoft Word 1.05 released for the Apple Macintosh while sharing the same name as the program included with Microsoft Windows during the 80s and early 90s. While the program was announced in 1986, various delays caused the program to arrive in 1988. The Atari version was a one time release and was never updated.
Microsoft Write for the Atari ST retailed at $129.95 and was one of two high profile PC word processors that were released on the Atari platform. The other application, WordPerfect, was quickly discontinued due to rampant software piracy by Atari users.
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