EVERY SCHOOLROOM ON THE PLANET (WHTM) — National Pencil Day celebrates a piece of technology so commonplace we rarely stop to consider how remarkable it is. Specifically, it marks the day in 1858 when ...

The word processor is a staple of the computer world. In response to writers needing to get work done, the late 1970s and early 1980s saw hundreds of word processors vying for market space. Microsoft ...

A word processor from back when that was a novel thing A word processor from back when that was a novel thing Recently my colleagues and I were discussing the history of word processors (that’s just ...

For years, my writing workflow revolved around Microsoft Word and Google Docs. That's not surprising. In most professional environments, those two tools are the default. Documents arrive as DOCX files ...

There was a time when the line between typewriters and word processing software was a bit fuzzy. [Poking Technology] found a Xerox 6040 which can’t decide what it is. It looks like a typewriter but ...

Canva has introduced a new word processing platform. Credit: Canva Graphic design platform Canva unveiled its new collaborative word processing tool Docs at the inaugural Canva Create event this week.

Evelyn Berezin, a computer pioneer who emancipated many a frazzled secretary from the shackles of the typewriter nearly a half-century ago by building and marketing the first computerized word ...

Atlantis Word Processor (previously named AtlantisOcean Mind) is a terrific little word processor. For only $35,you get most of the features available in big-name apps likeMicrosoft Word, plus a few ...

My first word processor was a program I forget the name of on that C64. As soon as I could get enough money together I bought a Kaypro 2 (running CP/M, of course) and after trying a several different ...