Word Star 5.0

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:software
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Word_Star
gptkbp:community active in the 1980s
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Micro_Pro_International
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:battle
gptkbp:end_date 1990s
gptkbp:end_of_life 1990s
gptkbp:features WYSIWYG editing
spell checker
macro support
multiple document interface
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:1990
gptkbp:format .txt
.ws
Word Star format
basic formatting options
gptkbp:has_documentation user manual available
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Word Star 5.0
gptkbp:influenced later word processors
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Word_Star_3.0
gptkbp:input_output keyboard shortcuts
printed documents
gptkbp:is_compatible_with ASCII text files
gptkbp:is_popular_in high in the 1980s
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy pioneered word processing
gptkbp:license proprietary
gptkbp:market business and personal use
declined in the 1990s
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:University
gptkb:newspaper
business professionals
technical writers
novelists
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:DOS
gptkbp:platform gptkb:PC
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Word_Star_4.0
gptkbp:release_date 1987-01-01
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1987
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Word_Star_6.0
gptkb:Word_Star_7.0
gptkbp:supports online forums
hard drives
floppy disks
gptkbp:system_requirements DOS 2.0 or higher
minimum RAM 512 KB
minimum disk space 360 KB
gptkbp:training available tutorials
gptkbp:user_base writers and editors
gptkbp:user_interface gptkb:operating_system
text-based