![]() It's appeal and strength were in it's application integration and it's cost - AppleWorks was less expensive than buying 3 separate apps (that were probably proprietary and incompatible). ![]() Then AppleWorks happened.ĪppleWorks - AppleWorks was like the second coming of Visicalc, in that many people and small businesses purchased Apple IIe and IIc systems just to use AppleWorks. Times were changing though and people were tired of the hassles of converting, importing and exporting data between different applications. As a dedicated program, it was peerless at what it did. Then, AppleWriter came out.ĪppleWriter - AppleWriter with WPL is arguably the most powerful word-processor ever published for the Apple II right out of the box. It seemed like the rest of the world ran on CP/M back then. WordStar - wildly successful for it's day, it was an essential hedge for Apple II owners concerned that 'serious' productivity applications wouldn't be published for the Apple II. ![]() The rest may have had their own virtues, but compared to the big 5, they weren't nearly as popular. Keep 'em coming!ĭepending on one's standards, there are really only 4 or 5 truly noteworthy word-processors for the Apple II.
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