<s>
ATOK	B-Device
( エイトック	O
/ˈeitokku/	O
or	O
/ˈeɪtɔːk/	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
input	B-General_Concept
method	I-General_Concept
editor	I-General_Concept
(	O
IME	O
)	O
produced	O
by	O
JustSystems	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
software	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATOK	B-Device
is	O
an	O
IME	O
with	O
roots	O
from	O
KTIS	O
(	O
Kana-Kanji	O
Transfer	O
Input	O
System	O
)	O
come	O
with	O
JS-WORD	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
software	O
for	O
PC-100	B-Device
in	O
1983	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
now	O
supports	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
including	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
ATOK	B-Device
meant	O
Automatic	O
Transfer	O
Of	O
Kana-kanji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text	O
templates	O
for	O
standard	O
phrases	O
,	O
address	O
labels	O
and	O
Japanese	B-Protocol
emoticons	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
is	O
31.1.6	O
;	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
31.0.3	O
;	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
1.6.2	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
1.8.15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
ATOK	B-Device
Passport	O
subscription	O
and	O
an	O
annual	O
subscription	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
Ichitaro	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS/2	B-Application
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KTIS	O
and	O
ATOK	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
JustSystems	O
 '	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ichitaro	B-Application
released	O
in	O
1985	O
allowed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
ATOK	B-Device
4	O
in	O
other	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
applications	O
of	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATOK	B-Device
7	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Ichitaro	B-Application
4	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
DOS	O
era	O
,	O
ATOK	B-Device
was	O
spreading	O
with	O
Ichitaro	B-Application
despite	O
competition	O
from	O
VJE	O
,	O
Matsutake	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Japanese	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
bundled	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
IME	O
(	O
MS-IME	O
)	O
input	B-General_Concept
method	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
MS-IME	O
97	O
contained	O
notable	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
retail	O
box	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
between	O
ATOK	B-Device
and	O
MS-IME	O
went	O
smaller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
JustSystems	O
began	O
a	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
ATOK	B-Device
Passport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATOK	B-Device
2017	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
physically	O
shipped	O
as	O
boxed	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
chose	O
ATOK	B-Device
as	O
their	O
input	B-General_Concept
method	I-General_Concept
when	O
running	O
under	O
the	O
JP	O
locale	B-Device
in	O
Solaris	B-Application
10	I-Application
and	O
above	O
,	O
enhancing	O
Sun	O
's	O
already	O
strong	O
Japanese	O
language	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
embedded	O
systems	O
,	O
JustSystems	O
has	O
developed	O
+ATOK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorders	I-Application
,	O
automotive	B-Application
navigation	I-Application
systems	I-Application
come	O
with	O
+ATOK	O
.	O
</s>
