WordVision 1.x
WordVision was a word processor from 1983 for the IBM PC with some features unique for the time period, such as unerase, automatic document saving, and long descriptive filenames at a time when DOS did not contain that support.
From an interesting technical standpoint, the installation disk was self booting: You booted from it to create working copies. The typical error beep was also replaced with a more pleasing "chime" sound while the program operated.
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Release notes
This archive was produced in cooperation with the designer, Jim Edlin, and came from original materials he provided.
Installation instructions
Requirements: IBM PC or compatible, 96K RAM, 80 column display, 1 disk drive, PC-DOS 1.0 or 1.1, and a printer.
Note: This program seems to have an issue running on PCE, the emulator gets stuck on a "Keyboard Reset" when the first key is pressed. Some other emulators may have an issue. It worked in QEMU, DOSBox, and on real hardware.
Information
- Product type
- Application Word Processor
- Vendor
- Bruce & James Program Publishers Inc.
- Release date
- 1983
- Minimum CPU
- 8088
- User interface
- Text
- Platform
- DOS
- Download count
- 2 (2 for release)
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WordVision 1.03 (1983) (5.25-160k) |
1.03 | English |
|
71.15MB | 1 |
 WordVision 1.x Manuals (1983) |
1.x | English |
|
114.53MB | 1 |