<s>
EasyWriter	B-Device
was	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
first	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
series	I-Device
computer	O
in	O
1979	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
for	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Information	O
Unlimited	O
Software	O
(	O
IUS	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
John	O
Draper	O
's	O
Cap'n	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
produced	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Forth	B-Application
,	O
which	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Draper	O
developed	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
while	O
serving	O
nights	O
in	O
the	O
Alameda	O
County	O
Jail	O
under	O
a	O
work	O
furlough	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
computer	O
in	O
August	O
1981	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
criticized	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
1.0	O
,	O
distributed	O
by	O
IBM	O
,	O
for	O
being	O
buggy	O
and	O
hard	O
to	O
use	O
;	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
told	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
December	O
1981	O
that	O
subscribers	O
"	O
wish	O
IBM	O
had	O
provided	O
better	O
word	O
processing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
When	O
founder	O
William	O
Baker	O
later	O
sent	O
"	O
I	O
Survived	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
"	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
IBM	O
returned	O
them	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
accept	O
gifts	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
version	O
1.10	O
to	O
version	O
1.0	O
owners	O
,	O
but	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
's	O
poor	O
quality	O
had	O
caused	O
others	O
to	O
quickly	O
provide	O
alternatives	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Camilo	O
Wilson	O
's	O
Volkswriter	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
IUS	O
released	O
a	O
separate	O
application	O
,	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completely	O
rewritten	O
by	O
Basic	O
Software	O
Group	O
,	O
IUS	O
emphasized	O
that	O
II	O
—	O
developed	O
with	O
C	B-Language
instead	O
of	O
Forth	B-Application
—	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
IBM	O
selection	O
or	O
its	O
upgrade	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
in	O
1981	O
reviewed	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
and	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
Professional	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
II	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
editing	O
is	O
a	O
pleasure	O
with	O
either	O
version	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
approving	O
of	O
their	O
features	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
in	O
1982	O
stated	O
that	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
for	O
it	O
or	O
the	O
Apple	O
II	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
caliber	O
as	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
VisiCalc	B-Application
or	O
the	O
Peachtree	O
business	O
packages	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
slow	O
scrolling	O
as	O
flaws	O
,	O
and	O
advised	O
those	O
who	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
primarily	O
for	O
word	O
processing	O
to	O
buy	O
another	O
computer	O
until	O
alternative	O
software	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Fluegelman	O
wrote	O
in	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
that	O
although	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
1.0	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
for	O
casual	O
users	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
contains	O
a	O
few	O
very	O
annoying	O
inconveniences	O
and	O
some	O
very	O
serious	O
traps	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
's	O
Don	O
Estridge	O
admitted	O
in	O
1983	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
tried	O
to	O
use	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
1.0	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
experience	O
everybody	O
else	O
had	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EasyWriter	B-Device
1.10	O
resolved	O
most	O
of	O
Fluegelman	O
's	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
performs	O
smoothly	O
,	O
will	O
handle	O
most	O
any	O
routine	O
writing	O
and	O
printing	O
job	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
operate	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
if	O
IBM	O
had	O
released	O
1.10	O
first	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
would	O
likely	O
have	O
become	O
the	O
standard	O
PC	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
criticized	O
EasyWriter	B-Device
II	O
for	O
running	O
as	O
a	O
booter	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
DOS	O
,	O
requiring	O
specially	O
formatted	O
disks	O
for	O
storage	O
and	O
a	O
utility	O
to	O
convert	O
to	O
DOS-formatted	O
disks	O
,	O
not	O
being	O
compatible	O
with	O
double-sided	O
drives	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
heavily	O
modal	B-General_Concept
editing	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
