Word Juggler was a
word processor A word processor (WP) is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features.
Early word processors were stand-alone devices dedicated to the function, but current word ...
application by
Quark, Inc. for the Apple IIe, IIc, and III computers.
Until the release of
AppleWorks, Word Juggler was the leading
word processor A word processor (WP) is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features.
Early word processors were stand-alone devices dedicated to the function, but current word ...
on the IIe and IIc, beating out
Apple Writer.
The software was copy protected with a hardware dongle.
It was one of the first software titles to use
ProDOS.
The software was well received and was considered easy to learn and master.
The software also came with a dictionary/spell checker called Lexicheck which was also well received.
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.
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).
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.
The Apple III version supported printing with
Qume,
Diablo, and
Xerox
Xerox Holdings Corporation (, ) is an American corporation that sells print and electronic document, digital document products and services in more than 160 countries. Xerox was the pioneer of the photocopier market, beginning with the introduc ...
printers.
For the Apple III version which came on a single diskette with a backup copy and instruction manual, the MSRP was US$295.
References
Apple II word processors
Apple Inc. software
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