Microsoft for rookies

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Three new software packages from Microsoft Corp are aimed at novice, home office and small business users. The $199.95 Microsoft Works for Windows integrated software and the $69.95 Microsoft Money financial software will be in stores by the end of Sep 1991. The $199.95 Microsoft Publisher desktop publishing software will be available by Oct 7, 1991. All run on Microsoft Windows 3.0 graphical user interface, which needs an IBM-compatible microcomputer with at least 1Mbyte memory, a hard disk and a mouse. Works for Windows includes a word processor, a spreadsheet and a data base manager. The word processing component, a simplified version of the $495 Microsoft Word for Windows, allows users to do common office tasks. The spreadsheet component includes a version of Microsoft's Excel financial analysis program. The data base module allows users to create customer lists, track inventory and do simple record-keeping. The Works Wizard feature automates common small business tasks. For example, it can create a template for an electronic address book.

Computer integrated systems design, Microcomputers, Product Announcement, Financial software, Suites (Software), Graphics software, Microsoft Money (Personal finance software), Integrated software, Product Introduction, Home Computer Market, Microsoft Works for Windows (Business application suite), Microsoft Publisher (DTP software)

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Fresh Windows of opportunity for PC users; a breakthrough for DOS machines, Windows 3.0 draws yawns from Mac fans

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The release of Microsoft Corp's Windows 3.0 is a major breakthrough for microcomputer users who rely on the MS-DOS operating system. Windows 3.0 is a graphical user interface that replaces the traditional character driven command interface with a graphical system that uses intuitive icons to enable users to navigate through the system. According to certain studies, icon-based systems have been shown to improve job performance and reduce training time. While Windows is a definite improvement over the previous DOS systems, it is still inferior to the Apple Macintosh interface. It is easier to link Macintoshes on a network, to work with files and the Apple icons seem to be more intuitive than their Windows counterparts.

Usage, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, GUI, Graphical user interfaces, MS-DOS, End users, column, Operating System, User Need, Software Design, User interfaces (Computers), User interface

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