![]() ![]() ![]() It then moved to the MS-DOS operating system in 1982, by which time the name WordPerfect was in use, and several greatly updated versions quickly followed. The authors retained the rights to the program, forming the Utah-based Satellite Software International ( SSI) in 1979 to sell it the program first came to market under the name SSI*WP in March 1980. It was originally developed under contract at Brigham Young University for use on a Data General minicomputer in the late 1970s. At the height of its popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s, it was the dominant player in the word processor market, displacing the prior market leader WordStar. WordPerfect ( WP) is a word processing application, now owned by Corel, with a long history on multiple personal computer platforms. because they don't know any better! Get used to it for a while, the Corel products becomes more intuitive with use.Sold to Novell most assets in turn sold to Corel in 1996 Many MS Suite users are like the Apple trolls. It comes down to what your used to using. So to speak, the MS Word user has gotten the user conditioned to entering the front door of a house then making a right turn to the living room for tea, while WordPerfect would (so to speak) allow you to enter the door then proceed left to the living room, and there is a place to hang you coat and hat along the way. I also read in a few reviews that the MS users thought Corel products did not do as much as MS Word. Corel products are deeper in their applications, and they allow saving to more competitive formats. Now they almost require a cloud subscription. You are almost forced to integrates Word and Excel products into a Windows product purchase. ![]() MS has emulated much more from WordPerfect than what Corel has forgotten over the years. ![]() Corel, the word processor in particular, is much better than Word. Have watched and used Word Perfect products from the 80's, and have followed them t hrough the Corel purchase. Corel Products are much better than the similar MS products. ![]()
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