Bravo text editor
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Bravo text editor was an early WYSIWYG word processing program developed at Xerox PARC that pioneered many modern graphical text-editing concepts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Bravo word processor | 0 | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WYSIWYG text editor
→
computer program → word processor → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| developer |
Xerox PARC
→
Xerox PARC →
surface form:
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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| feature |
WYSIWYG editing
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cut copy and paste operations → menus for commands → mouse-based text selection → multiple fonts → on-screen formatting → scrolling text windows → styled text → |
| followedBy | Gypsy word processor → |
| genre | word processing software → |
| hardwareEnvironment |
bitmap display
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mouse input device → |
| hasTypeOfEditing | direct manipulation of formatted text → |
| historicalPeriod | early personal computing era → |
| historicalSignificance |
key influence on later commercial word processors
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milestone in the development of GUI-based applications → |
| inception | mid-1970s → |
| influenced |
Apple Lisa word processing software
→
Gypsy text editor → Word →
surface form:
Microsoft Word
Xerox Star system →
surface form:
Xerox Star software
early Macintosh word processors → |
| locationOfDevelopment | Palo Alto California NERFINISHED → |
| notableFor |
being one of the first WYSIWYG word processors
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introducing many modern graphical text-editing concepts → |
| operatingSystem | Xerox Alto → |
| partOf | Xerox PARC software ecosystem → |
| pioneerIn |
graphical text editing
→
modern WYSIWYG word processing → |
| platform |
Xerox Alto
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surface form:
Xerox Alto personal computer
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| precededBy | line-oriented text editors → |
| programmingLanguage | BCPL → |
| supports |
interactive document layout
→
mixed fonts in a single document → screen display approximating printed output → |
| usedWith |
Xerox Alto
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surface form:
Xerox Alto document preparation environment
|
| userInterface | graphical user interface → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xerox Alto
this entity surface form:
Bravo word processor