Word Juggler

Word Juggler was a word processor application by Quark, Inc. for the Apple IIe, IIc, and III computers.[1] Until the release of AppleWorks, Word Juggler was the leading word processor on the IIe and IIc, beating out Apple Writer.[1] The software was copy protected with a hardware dongle.[1]

Word Juggler
Original author(s)Tim Gill
Developer(s)Quark, Inc.
Operating systemApple SOS, ProDOS
PlatformApple IIc, IIe, III
TypeWord processor
LicenseProprietary

It was one of the first software titles to use ProDOS.[1]

The software was well received and was considered easy to learn and master.[1][2][3]

The software also came with a dictionary/spell checker called Lexicheck which was also well received.[1]

Apple III version

The software was the first commercially available word processor for the Apple III and featured formatting commands such as margin settings, centering, justification, bold, underlined, subscript, superscripts, doublestrike, titles, footnotes, and page numbers.[4] The program was also able to use the Apple III redefinable keyboard to provide single-stroke editor commands (such as find, delete character, delete line, and so forth).[2]

The Apple III version made use of the full 80 column display, and could support 1210 lines with 128K memory, or 806 lines with 96k memory.[4]

The Apple III version supported printing with Qume, Diablo, and Xerox printers.[4]

For the Apple III version which came on a single diskette with a backup copy and instruction manual, the MSRP was US$295.[2][4]

gollark: I... see.
gollark: I can't actually tell if I can do those "at the same time" or am just switching between them pretty fast.
gollark: But it's fine to just assume something about analyzing emotions and act based on that?
gollark: I don't know about in general.
gollark: This is obviously true for *some* stuff like mental maths.

References
  1. Whole Earth Software Catalog. 1984. pp. 50–51, 55.
  2. Ford, Doug (June 1983). "Word juggler. (evaluation)". Creative Computing. 9 (6): 43.
  3. Markoff, John (Jul 5, 1982). "Word Juggler 2.2, a text editor for the Apple III". InfoWorld. 4 (26): 68–70.
  4. "Word Juggler The Apple III Processor". InfoWorld. 3 (32). Dec 28, 1981.
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