Microsoft Write is a "lightweight", feature-reduced version of
Microsoft's flagship product, Word, and was intended to compete with
Apple's own [MacWrite][1].
From [Wikipedia][2]:
> In October 1987, Microsoft released Microsoft Write for Macintosh.
> Write was a version of Microsoft Word with limited features that
> Microsoft hoped would replace aging MacWrite in the Macintosh word
> processor market. Write was priced well below Word, though at the
> time MacWrite was included with new Macintoshes. Write is best
> described as Word locked in "Short Menus" mode, and as such it used
> the same file format so that users could exchange files with
> absolutely no conversion necessary. Write did not sell well and was
> discontinued before the System 7 era. Microsoft Write was part of a
> short-lived trend for "lightweight" Macintosh word processors
> initiated by the introduction of the Macintosh Portable and early
> PowerBook systems. Others included LetterPerfect and Nisus Compact.
Microsoft Write's release corresponds with that of [Microsoft Word
3.0][3], as both were released in the same year.
(v1.00)
Compatibility
Architecture: 68k
Tested to work under System 7.5.5
[1]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macwrite
[2]:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Write#Macintosh
[3]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/microsoft-word-302
