VolksWriter
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Volkswriter was a 1980s-era word processor
Word processor
A word processor is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable material....

 created and distributed by Lifetree Software, Inc.

Volkswriter was first published in 1982, and was the first word processor for the IBM PC
IBM PC
The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. It is IBM model number 5150, and was introduced on August 12, 1981...

  Lifetree published versions of the software until May, 1989 when due to profitability problems, the Volkswriter product line was sold to some employees. The new company formed with the name Volkswriter Inc.

Reviews

  • 'Volkswriter 3' Is Word-processing Program Not Likely To Be Outgrown, February 2, 1986 Author:Henry Kisor] (AP
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     article, this copy from the Orlando Sentinel
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  • Volkswriter 4. (word processing software) (evaluation) by Joyce Sides COMPUTE!
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     Issue 134, OCTOBER 1991, PAGE 129
  • Volkswriter Scientific: Simple, But Not Quite Complete NEW PRODUCTS by David Chan The Scientist
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    1987-10-19, 1(23):20.
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