EasyWriter

EasyWriter was a word processor first written for the Apple II series computer in 1979, the first word processor for that platform.[1] It was written by John Draper's Cap'n Software, which also produced a version of Forth, which EasyWriter was developed in.[2]

It was later ported to the IBM PC and released when the PC was announced in 1981.[3][4]

Mr. Draper developed EasyWriter while serving nights in the Alameda County Jail under a work furlough program.[1][3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Chris Rhoads (January 13, 2007). "The Twilight Years of Cap'n Crunch". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116863379291775523-_EQCu93LyjSommsN6J7qiCozuu8_20070122.html?mod=blogs. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  2. ^ John Markoff and Paul Freiberger, IW Staff (Oct 11, 1982). "Visit with Cap'n Software, forthright Forth enthusiast". InfoWorld: pp. 31–32. http://books.google.com/books?id=CzAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=easywriter+manual+draper&source=bl&ots=pr9biD4tSL&sig=zfPZhNdOa4X6fSBns-W52zX9gFQ&hl=en&ei=4RSOS8TjMKD8tgOZy93XCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=easywriter%20manual%20draper&f=false. 
  3. ^ a b John Markoff (January 29, 2001). "From Outlaw to Consultant". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/29/technology/29CAP.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  4. ^ Byte: p. 62. January 1982. 

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