Microsoft Write

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This word processor came free with Microsoft Windows version 1.0 through 3.11, as well as Microsoft Windows NT through version 3.5. All versions were able to read and write '''.wri''' files, and later versions were also able to read and write Microsoft Word [[DOC|.doc]] files. Replaced with Microsoft WordPad with the advent of Windows 95 (which could read Write format, but couldn't save to it).
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'''Write''' (also called '''Microsoft Windows Write''', '''Microsoft Write''', '''Windows Write''') is the word processor that came with Microsoft Windows version 1.0 through 3.11, as well as Microsoft Windows NT through version 3.5. All versions were able to read and write '''.wri''' files, and later versions were also able to read and write Microsoft Word [[DOC|.doc]] files. It was replaced with Microsoft WordPad with the advent of Windows 95 (which could read Write format, but couldn't save to it).
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/ libwps]
 
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/ libwps]
 
* [http://msxnet.org/word2rtf/ Converting MS Write to RTF] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170106122225/http://msxnet.org/word2rtf/ copy at archive.org])
 
* [http://msxnet.org/word2rtf/ Converting MS Write to RTF] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170106122225/http://msxnet.org/word2rtf/ copy at archive.org])
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* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/osplus/files/Text%20Editor/ OSPlus Text Editor] - An old open source project with a WRI to [[RTF]] converter (src/convert/txtwrite.c). Likely predecessor of libwps's Write support.
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|document/wri}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 05:15, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name Microsoft Write
Ontology
Extension(s) .wri
PRONOM x-fmt/4, x-fmt/12
Wikidata ID Q60615282, Q27526866

Write (also called Microsoft Windows Write, Microsoft Write, Windows Write) is the word processor that came with Microsoft Windows version 1.0 through 3.11, as well as Microsoft Windows NT through version 3.5. All versions were able to read and write .wri files, and later versions were also able to read and write Microsoft Word .doc files. It was replaced with Microsoft WordPad with the advent of Windows 95 (which could read Write format, but couldn't save to it).

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