Windows word processors do battle

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Microsoft Corp and Wordperfect Corp are competing vigorously for a share of the Windows word processing market. Wordperfect has long been the most popular word processing software for DOS-based microcomputers. The delayed release of Wordperfect 5.1 for Windows forced many users to switch to programs such as Microsoft's Word for Windows, a high-quality if not superior product. Wordperfect 5.1 has a few bugs that employees say will be corrected in a future release, but users feel that the delay should have brought them a clean product. Both programs require nearly 14Mbytes of disk space. Wordperfect for Windows uses the same file formats as the DOS version, allowing files created under DOS to work with Windows. Word for Windows works with both older Wordperfect files and Word files. It even includes a special help command allowing Wordperfect users to use familiar commands. Wordperfect for Windows 5.1 sells for $495, with upgrades costing $99. Users of Word for Windows or any other DOS version of Microsoft Word can purchase 5.1 for $150. Word for Windows 2.0 sells for $495; users of earlier Word versions, along with users of competing products, can purchase it for $129.

Design and construction, Word processing software, WordPerfect Corp., Competition, WordPerfect for Windows 5.1 (Word processing software), Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 (Word processing software)

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Microsoft's new version of DOS improves management of memory; DOS 5.0 goes a long way to lifting the curse of a decade

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Microsoft Corp introduces MS-DOS 5.0, an upgrade that frees up more working space, easing the constraints of DOS's 640 Kbyte limit. Besides its improved memory management, MS-DOS 5.0 has new commands that include 'undelete' and 'unformat,' so that users can restore files that have been erased. Microsoft obtained these utilities from Central Point Software, which makes PC Tools. In the place of the clumsy EDLIN line editor, there is now an editor that is like a simple word processor. There is also a 'shell,' which includes a feature called task switching that allows a user to switch between applications by clicking a mouse or pressing a key. MS-DOS 5.0 apparently has been thoroughly tested, so that problems such as those in 'buggy' MS-DOS 4.0 will not be encountered. MS-DOS upgrade packages are available for those who already own a DOS version for $99.95. Discounted packages can probably be purchased for $75.

Evaluation, Computer industry, Product introduction, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Operating System, New Product, Computer Software Industry, MS-DOS, MS-DOS 5.0 (Operating system)

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