{"id":236417,"date":"2021-04-26T13:40:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:40:10","slug":"did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/","title":{"rendered":"#Did You Know? Microsoft Made a Kids\u2019 Word Processor in the 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25785000f7d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25785000f7d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/#Creative_Writer_Bob_before_Bob\" >Creative Writer: Bob before Bob<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/#Innovative_Features_of_Creative_Writer\" >Innovative Features of Creative Writer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/#The_Lore_of_Creative_Writer\" >The Lore of Creative Writer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/#Quirky_Features_of_Creative_Writer\" >Quirky Features of Creative Writer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/#Drawbacks_of_Creative_Writer\" >Drawbacks of Creative Writer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s\/#The_Legacy_of_Creative_Writer\" >The Legacy of Creative Writer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Did You Know? Microsoft Made a Kids\u2019 Word Processor in the 1990s&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-724127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/microsoft_creative_writer_hero_3.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Creative Writer Splash Screen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Microsoft and writing, Microsoft Word wasn\u2019t always the only <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in town. In 1993, Microsoft released a wacky word processor for kids called Creative Writer. Here\u2019s what made it memorable.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creative_Writer_Bob_before_Bob\"><\/span>Creative Writer: Bob before Bob<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the 1990s, Microsoft began experimenting with software for kids and computer novices. Among these products, an operating system shell called Microsoft Bob (1995) remains infamous for its coddling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach. Bob represented a bold, alternative vision of computing for novices that fell flat in the marketplace. With Bob, users interacted with their computers through the metaphor of a house, with the help of interactive assistant characters.<br \/>\nBut few remember that some of Bob\u2019s original principles also appeared in an earlier Microsoft product called Creative Writer, which was released in December of 1993 for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh computers.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-723786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/many_bubble_dialogs.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"McZee trying to &quot;help&quot; in Creative Writer.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Creative Writer lobby, with mascot McZee on the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1993\/12\/07\/business\/microsoft-aims-for-younger-market.html\">1993 New York Times article<\/a>, Creative Writer originated as part of Microsoft\u2019s push into home computing products due to a slowdown in the business productivity market. Microsoft predicted an upcoming <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multimedia\">multimedia boom<\/a> (thanks to affordable VGA graphics, CD-ROM drives, and digitized sound) and wanted to capitalize on this potential untapped consumer market.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993, Microsoft reorganized its consumer products department under the Microsoft Home label, which encompassed mice, keyboards, CD-ROM edutainment titles (such as <em>Microsoft Dinosaurs<\/em>), and home reference products (<em>Encarta<\/em>). Creative Writer and a sister product, Fine Artist, were the first two Microsoft Home productivity applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Dogs, Dinosaurs, and Wine: The Lost CD-ROMs of Microsoft<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Innovative_Features_of_Creative_Writer\"><\/span>Innovative Features of Creative Writer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So why would a kid in 1993 use Creative Writer instead of Microsoft Word? For one thing, it was far cheaper, retailing for about $65, but often available for far less in stores. (In 1993, a Word 6.0 upgrade alone <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=FDsEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PA91&amp;dq=microsoft%20word%206.0%20%2499&amp;pg=PA91#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">cost $99<\/a>.) It also included a completely novel kid-oriented interface.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-723784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/creative_writer_example_doc.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An example of a Creative Writer document.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Microsoft Creative Writer in action with an example document.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Upon launching, Creative Writer takes over your computer\u2019s whole screen, minimizing distractions and preventing kids from accidentally switching away from the program in Windows or doing damage to Mom and Dad\u2019s PC.<\/p>\n<p>After that, you interact with functions of the program using the metaphor of a four-story building. The Lobby on the first floor is an introduction space. On the second floor, you create new documents (or load older ones) and write. On the third floor, you find tools to help you create specially formatted banners, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>papers, or cards. And on the fourth floor, you can interact with \u201cMagic Combobulators\u201d that help break writer\u2019s block.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re in the writing studio on the second floor, you see a whimsical toolbar stretched across the top of the screen that reimagines computer GUI tropes with everyday objects, some of them silly. For example, to copy text, you click a camera icon, while to paste it, you click a glue icon. To do a spell check, you click a bee (a spelling bee, get it?). And to undo, you click on a chick hatching out of an egg. (OK, that one doesn\u2019t make much sense.)<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-723783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/toolbar_from_box.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The whimsical toolbar in Creative Writer as seen on the back of the retail box.\" width=\"650\" height=\"307\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Creative Writer toolbar, as explained on the back of the retail box. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Creative Writer and Fine Artist tie in together. If you have both apps installed, you can switch between them with the click of a button. You can also share documents and pictures between them. Creative Artist features user profiles where you sign in before beginning work, helping you organize your work and keeping it separate from other users of the computer.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Lore_of_Creative_Writer\"><\/span>The Lore of Creative Writer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you follow Creative Writer\u2019s backstory (which the program presents in a comic s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> format), you\u2019ll learn about a goofy-looking purple character named McZee who is, according to Creative Writer, the inspiration for all human ideas (That\u2019s pretty heavy, Microsoft.).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-723790 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mczee_entrance.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The McZee backstory in Microsoft Creative Writer.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">McZee\u2019s backstory in Creative Writer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One day, McZee swirled into the lives of two children: a writer named Max and an artist named Maggie. He took the kids to a wondrous and wacky city called Imaginopolis, where Max settled into the library, and Maggie into the museum. Now, Max can use the tools at the library to help him write (in Creative Writer), and Maggie can create art in the museum (in the sister program Microsoft Fine Artist).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quirky_Features_of_Creative_Writer\"><\/span>Quirky Features of Creative Writer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-723789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/creative_writer_encrypted_text.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Encrypting Text in Microsoft Creative Writer.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Encrypting text in Microsoft Creative Writer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Creative Writer includes dozens of silly features or wacky representations of typical word processor software conventions. Here are just a few of them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clip-Art Stamps:<\/strong> Microsoft included hundreds of pieces of playful cartoon clip art that kids can insert and manipulate in their documents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sound Effects:<\/strong> Creative Writer allows you to insert silly sound effects into your word processing document from a sound library that comes with the application.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blow up Your Words:<\/strong> If you want to delete all the text on the page and start over, you can click an explosion icon, and then click the text. The entire document explodes with a sound effect and goes blank.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magic Combobulators:<\/strong> If you have writer\u2019s block, Creative Writer includes 8,000 writing prompts to aid your brainstorming in the form of random silly sentences or pictures. They come from a special machine or picture frame on the fourth floor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encrypt Your Work:<\/strong> If you click a secret agent icon, you can enter a password, and Creative Writer will scramble all the letters (and hide the pictures) in your document. To see the document properly, you have to enter the correct password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drawbacks_of_Creative_Writer\"><\/span>Drawbacks of Creative Writer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Creative Writer is a fun program for kids, but it wasn\u2019t a smash hit. After using it for a while, we can speculate on a handful of potential reasons why. The first is that, while the interface is fun, it\u2019s not as intuitive as you\u2019d think. It takes trial and error to learn what most things do, and once you learn, the interface is so non-standard that those skills don\u2019t translate to any program other than Microsoft Fine Artist.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Creative Artist\u2019s sound- and picture-rich documents use a proprietary file format called .MAX that is not compatible with any other Microsoft product. It\u2019s possible to import Microsoft Word .DOC files, but not to save to them. So you\u2019re always locked into Creative Writer unless you print the documents out on paper. The program also obscures the file system, so you\u2019re not quite sure where these documents are being stored.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-723788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/creative_writer_crooked_buildings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Looney Library in Microsoft Creative Writer.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crumbling architecture of Imaginopolis does not inspire confidence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of lock-in, when you consider the hand-holding and document-hiding you get with the app, you begin to feel a distinct I\u2019m-trapped-in-a-crooked-building-with-McZee vibe that surely isn\u2019t intentional, but it might give us a nightmare if we think about it too much.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, if you disliked Clippy and other assistants in Microsoft products, the endless dialog bubbles popping up every time you click on something in Creative Writer might get on your nerves. Everything you click on gets explained by onscreen characters as a sort of interactive manual with hypertext tutorials. Luckily, it\u2019s possible to turn them off, but the non-intuitive interface becomes a complete mystery without the interruptions. Even with these drawbacks, it\u2019s still a really fun program for kids to experiment with.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Legacy_of_Creative_Writer\"><\/span>The Legacy of Creative Writer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Creative Writer wasn\u2019t a big hit for Microsoft, it did have an impact. It\u2019s now obvious in retrospect that Creative Writer\u2019s hand-holding approach with dialog-bubble interfaces provided a trial run for both Microsoft Bob (as previously mentioned) and Microsoft\u2019s experiments with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Office_Assistant\">Office Assistants<\/a> (think Clippy) in Microsoft Office 97 and beyond.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-723781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/creative_writer_box_1993_1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The original Microsoft Creative Writer box from 1993.\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original Microsoft Creative Writer box from 1993. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Creative Writer\u2019s initial release in 1993, Microsoft released an add-on product that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/macintoshgarden.org\/forum\/ghostwriter-mysteries-creative-writer-the-case-of-the-blue-makva\">tied into the TV show <em>Ghost Writer<\/em><\/a> and a major update in 1995. It then followed up with a Windows 95-native sequel called Creative Writer 2 in 1996. The character McZee got the ax (only appearing as a special font) and the application became windowed (no longer full-screen only), supported higher resolutions, and allowed reading and writing to some standard file formats like RTF and TXT files.<\/p>\n<p>As for cultural impact, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if most kids who grew up with Creative Writer in the 1990s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Toadsanime\/status\/1099455427492962305?s=20\">now look back fondly<\/a> at the time they spent stuck in a crooked library with a strange purple fellow named McZee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 95 Turns 25: When Windows Went Mainstream<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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