Micrografx
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| Micrografx Inc. | |
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| Founded | Richardson, Texas (1982) |
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Micrografx (Micrografx Inc., Richardson, Texas) was a US-based software-house most notable for its graphics products. It was founded in 1982 by Paul and George Grayson and was the first company to release sophisticated graphics product for the Windows platform.[1]
The company was acquired by Corel in late 2001.
Corel and Micrografx were competitors in 1996 for Windows 95 users seeking graphics software. CorelDraw 6 attracted graphics professionals, while Micrografx ABC Graphics Suite attracted general users in the business community.[2]
[edit] Products range
- Windows Draw
- Micrografx Designer
- Micrografx In*A*Vision
- Picture Publisher
- Micrografx Webtricity
[edit] References
- ^ Micrografx at Computer Encyclopedia.
- ^ Deihl, Stanford; G. Armour Van Horn (January 1996). "Sumo Graphics Giants Weigh In". BYTE.
[edit] See also
- CorelDESIGNER
- Igrafx
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