It has long since been eclipsed in number of users by Microsoft Word. By release 5.1 in 1989, WordPerfect had become a standard in the DOS market.Īt the height of its popularity, in the 1980s, it was a dominant player in the word processor market, partly because of extensive, no-cost support, with "hold jockeys" entertaining users on hold. WordPerfect rapidly displaced most other systems, especially after the 4.2 release in 1986. Despite its comprehensive abilities, it still gained praise for its minimalistic "look of sparseness" and clean display. The application's feature list was considerably more advanced than its main competition, WordStar, an established program that originated on CP/M. A port to DOS followed in 1982 and several greatly updated versions quickly followed. The authors retained the rights to the program, forming Satellite Software International (SSI) to sell it under the name WordPerfect in 1980.
The program was originally developed under contract at Brigham Young University for use on a Data General minicomputer in 1979. WordPerfect is a word processing application owned by Corel with a long history on multiple personal computer platforms. A document being edited in WordPerfect X3
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