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  Apple II History Chap 19
AppleWorks was one of the first "integrated" software packages, preceded on the Apple II only by The Incredible Jack (published by Business Solutions, 1983).
AppleWorks was written by Rupert Lissner (who later changed his name to "Robert".[1]) Its earliest incarnation was in another product sold by Apple, called QuickFile.
AppleWorks' user interface was designed with menu bars, rather than the older command line interface (such as the one used in Applesoft, Integer BASIC, and the Monitor).
www.apple2history.org /history/ah19.html   (5879 words)

  
  AppleWorks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally, AppleWorks was an integrated software package for the Apple II platform, released in 1984 by Apple Computer.
It was written by Robert Lissner and released in 1984 by Apple for the Apple II family of computers.
Although AppleWorks for Mac OS X is still available for purchase today, it is no longer bundled with new Macs and has not been updated since 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AppleWorks   (735 words)

  
 VAW: AppleWorks Banner
AppleWorks is a remarkable integrated software package available from Apple Computer, Inc. for $79.00.
Immediately after opening AppleWorks, you are given a choice of applications to choose.
Of course, the AppleWorks integrated package of programs doesn't come close to professional level software like Adobe Photoshop, but for the average user it is really all you need.
homepage.mac.com /vectronic/macintosh/appleworks.html   (832 words)

  
 The Alternative | Review | AppleWorks 6
AppleWorks is far from being a clone of Microsoft Office, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
AppleWorks 6 can be obtained for under $100, while the least-featured versions of Office 98 and 2000 cost more than four times as much on the retail level.
AppleWorks is hands down the easiest to use suite on the market, not to mention the best looking.
www.msboycott.com /thealt/reviews/appleworks.shtml   (464 words)

  
 Apple II History Chap 19
AppleWorks was one of the first "integrated" software packages, preceded on the Apple II only by The Incredible Jack (published by Business Solutions, 1983).
AppleWorks was written by Rupert Lissner (who later changed his name to "Robert".[1]) Its earliest incarnation was in another product sold by Apple, called QuickFile.
AppleWorks' user interface was designed with menu bars, rather than the older command line interface (such as the one used in Applesoft, Integer BASIC, and the Monitor).
apple2history.org /history/ah19.html   (5879 words)

  
 AppleWorks 6 Gets The Business - Technology News by TechWeb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Although I believe a lot of the criticism is warranted, the fact is, AppleWorks 6, comprising word processor, spreadsheet, drawing, paint, database, and presentation modules, suffers only in comparison to its predecessors.
In my own, admittedly limited, experience with AppleWorks 6 (including the writing of this column), I experienced one very hard crash of AppleWorks when I tried to create a database file, and some dialog boxes seemed slow to open, even on a 400-MHz G3 processor.
But if you look at it in comparison to AppleWorks 5, it hardly seems worth it to pay that much, and there is no upgrade path from previous versions.
www.techweb.com /wire/story/macatya/TWB20000309S0007   (571 words)

  
 AppleWorks
AppleWorks' interface shares many advantages with the Macintosh user interface: menu and editing commands are the same throughout the program; it uses a "desktop" and "clipboard"; and the user can always see what commands are in the program and where he is in the sequence of choices.
AppleWorks was still undersupported: although over 50% of Claris' income came from AppleWorks, only three employees were the AppleWorks Department ("Claris Inherits a Classic" by Lisa Raleigh and Gary B. Little, A+, April 1988, pg.
For example, AppleWorks 4 incorporates Triple Desktop (which lets the user open 36 files instead of 12), Double Data (which allows 60 categories in a database instead of 30), Total Control (which provides data entry masks and filters in the database), and the UltraMacros player, though not the macro recorder.
modena.intergate.ca /personal/gslj/appleworks.html   (2576 words)

  
 Amazon.com: AppleWorks 6.2.9: Software   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Appleworks had everything anyone would need for home use -except the ability to read or write MS Word documents.
I used Appleworks for personal projects, though, because it was a pleasure to use.
Appleworks won't save documents with backslashes in the file name, although you can inexplicably add the backslashes later.
www.amazon.com /Apple-M9057z-a-AppleWorks-6-2-9/dp/B00009L1HV   (2042 words)

  
 MacAddict Forums / AppleWorks craziness!
Appleworks should really be updated soon, maybe if we started some commosion or something, oh well, let's wait and see.
I performed a clean install of OS X when I installed 10.2 (10, 9 and AppleWorks are all on separate partitions) and that may have helped.
I may update one of the copies of AppleWorks I have (the one I moved to the X disk) and see if it still works.
www.macaddict.com /forums/post/50059   (1315 words)

  
 AppleWorks X 6.2.9 - MacUpdate
AppleWorks 6.2.9 supports mice with scroll wheels and improves the performance and reliability of AppleWorks presentation and spreadsheet environments.
AppleWorks 6.2.9 also offers improved printing and resolves issues using web based templates and clip-art on networks using proxy servers.
Appleworks will do about 80% of what needs to be done.
www.macupdate.com /info.php/id/6355   (370 words)

  
 AppleWorks
AppleWorks is free with new iMacs and iBooks ($134 otherwise).
AppleWorks seamlessly integrates all six tools, has an uncluttered interface and can be learned very quickly.
AppleWorks files can be saved in formats read by Macs and Windows PCs but don’t expect 100% formatting compatibility.
homepage.mac.com /mvallance/vallance/June03CHIPa/AppleWorksCHIP.html   (810 words)

  
 Apple - AppleWorks
Preemptive multitasking means you can work on AppleWorks projects while iTunes rips your CD collection in the background, and your Mac will still stay responsive.
AppleWorks includes over 50 professional quality fonts from ITC, so you can customize the documents to reflect your personal style.
AppleWorks 6 makes it so easy for you to create and modify tables that you no longer need to use a spreadsheet to organize text in rows and columns.
www.apple.com /appleworks   (539 words)

  
 ATPM 6.05 - Review: AppleWorks 6
AppleWorks 6 is the long-awaited revision of the integrated suite formerly known as ClarisWorks.
AppleWorks 6 is the first major Mac application to be Carbonized for Mac OS X. It’s also the most significant update to the product since ClarisWorks 4, featuring tables (at last), a presentation module, and a new interface.
AppleWorks 6.0.4 is an update that improves the performance, compatibility and stability of AppleWorks 6 and adds RTF translation, and addresses a compatibility issue with AppleWorks 6.0.3 and DataViz translators.
www.atpm.com /6.05/aw6.shtml   (7748 words)

  
 Appleworks Resources
AppleWorks includes word processing, database, spreadsheet, slide show, and presentation tools within one application.
A simple, visual tutorial to the basics of using AppleWorks (version 4 or 5).
An AppleWorks document you can download to learn how to use the database feature.
www.fsdb.k12.fl.us /rmc/tutorials/appleworks.html   (298 words)

  
 AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual Reviewed
AppleWorks, nee ClarisWorks, as you probably know, is Apple's jack of all trades, all-in-one application suite that has been bundled with "consumer" Macintosh is since the early Performa days.
AppleWorks 6 was released in February of this year to a resounding and nearly unanimous chorus of boos.
However, AppleWorks 6: The Missing manual would be a worthwhile addition to your computer reference bookshelf even if AppleWorks came with a manual as good as the one that shipped with ClarisWorks 3.
www.applelinks.com /mooresviews/aw6.shtml   (1234 words)

  
 How much longer will Appleworks live? - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
My take is AppleWorks will be around until the next revision of OS X, where iWork 2 will be released along with a spreadsheet app (Numbers?) and database app, replacing it entirely.
Appleworks, however, looks weak compared to MS Word and Excel, and has for a long time, even for some pretty basic functions (tried to format a bar graph in Appleworks lately?).
Appleworks was quite perfectly simple and insanely great for us in its day, which has now passed, but is still a mouse throw away.
www.tuaw.com /2005/08/30/how-much-longer-will-appleworks-live   (2738 words)

  
 RMTC: D/HH Integrating Appleworks
Appleworks is a software suite with word processing, spreadsheet, drawing, database, and communications applications all in one!
Creating a Slideshow - (Appleworks 5) A slide show is an effective way to present information and for students to demonstrate what they know.
Appleworks allows presentations to be made, quick, easy, and very attractive.
www.fsdb.k12.fl.us /rmc/multimedia/appleworks.html   (584 words)

  
 Macworld: Review: AppleWorks 6
AppleWorks 6 is the latest iteration of the entry-level office suite that once bore the ClarisWorks name.
Although you can add translation capabilities to AppleWorks with DataViz's $100 MacLink Plus Deluxe (http://www.dataviz.com), you may be able to avoid paying a C note for translators if you have ClarisWorks or a previous version of AppleWorks; their translators work with AppleWorks 6 as well.
AppleWorks' Button Bar, where common commands such as Open and Font once resided, has swelled to include enormous buttons (even the "small" buttons are larger than version 5's) that can appear only in a single row; you can't resize the similarly elephantine Tools window, either.
www.macworld.com /2000/07/reviews/apple_works_6   (1022 words)

  
 T&B - AppleWorks
AppleWorks is one of the most elegantly simple programs available, but this often hides some of its more powerful capabilities.
If you are trying to write scripts for AppleWorks 5 or 6, check our list of known problems to save banging your head against a brick wall.
When printing from AppleWorks, some objects may print at 72 dpi (screen resolution) instead of the printer's resolution (usually 300 dpi or over).
www.tandb.com.au /appleworks   (471 words)

  
 Apple - AppleWorks Updater - Download
This update to AppleWorks 6.0 and later supports mice with scroll wheels and improves the performance and reliability of AppleWorks’ presentation and spreadsheet environments.
AppleWorks 6.2.9 also offers improved printing and resolves issues using web based templates and clip-art on networks using proxy servers.
This update to AppleWorks 6.0 and later enhances the reliability of AppleWorks’ spreadsheet environment and resolves issues with web based templates and clip-art on networks using proxy servers.
www.apple.com /appleworks/update   (139 words)

  
 Amazon.com: AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual: Books: Jim Elferdink,David Reynolds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual is organized more logically, tackling the functional units--including Internet integration, macro programming, and table creation, among others--in separate chapters.
It's an approach that makes sense for AppleWorks, in which the spreadsheet module can be used to create tables for word processor documents and all the modules rely on a common graphics editor.
I have used Appleworks since it was Clarisworks 4, then Appleworks 5, and now 6.
www.amazon.com /AppleWorks-Missing-Manual-Jim-Elferdink/dp/156592858X   (2424 words)

  
 O'Reilly Media -- Bookstore: AppleWorks 6: the Missing Manual
AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual guides readers through both the basics and the hidden talents of the new version of AppleWorks, placing special emphasis on Version 6's enhanced word processing, Internet, and presentation features.
Appleworks does not handle the printing, the Operating System does (with the help from the printer driver) so you'd likely have found your answer in that area.
AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual is a complete manual that is well written and is never a chore to read.
www.oreilly.com /catalog/aplwrksmm   (1702 words)

  
 MacFixIt - mac.column.ted: Pages vs. AppleWorks
That AppleWorks remained as light on its feet as it did, despite its many capabilities, is a rarely appreciated virtue.
On Ted's early assessment on AppleWorks' I'd even say, if office application work is still at the core of personal computing for the vast majority, then wyswig integration of text, spreadsheet, graphics etc on a single page is the Holy Grail.
Appleworks easily did it, and it was great for personalized newsletters.
www.macfixit.com /article.php?story=20050209005149284   (5817 words)

  
 Apple IMC Türkiye - AppleWorks - AppleWorks
Pre-emptive multitasking means you can work on AppleWorks projects while iTunes rips your CD collection in the background, and your Mac will still stay responsive.
AppleWorks 6.2.9 for Mac OS X This free update supports mice with scroll wheels and improves the performance and reliability
AppleWorks 6 makes it so easy for you to create and modify tables that you no longer need to use a spreadsheet to organise text in rows and columns.
www.apple.com.tr /tur/apple/software/appleworks   (519 words)

  
 The AppleWorks Gazette Home Page!
AppleWorks is still one of the best written and supported integrated programs on the computer market.
Suffice it to say that we enjoy using AppleWorks and want to continue helping others do the same, in a manner similar to the ease of use many of us became used to with the Forum.
AppleWorks, of course, figures heavily into most of these needs for a great many of us.
www.wbwip.com /tag   (691 words)

  
 Teacher Tools 1: AppleWorks
That's part of the appeal of AppleWorks: You don't have to be an expert to create some really useful and attractive items for your classroom.
While the button to speak highlighted items is buried at the end of the standard set of button bars in wordprocessing, it's well worth editing out a bunch of unused and redundant buttons to make it visible on the screen.
Demos of AppleWorks (ClarisWorks 5) are available for Macintosh (5003K) and Windows (3817K) on the AppleWorks Extras page.
www.mathdittos2.com /columns/view/v991115.html   (2062 words)

  
 appleworks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This class would be a great refresher for teachers interested in participating in the TIPS program this fall.
Appleworks 5 has been the standard integrated software package for the district.
Participants will be required to create a final Appleworks project demonstrating a fundamental understanding of the skills learned during the course.
ncsdweb.ncsd.k12.wy.us /tosa/appleworks.html   (145 words)

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