<s>
Microsoft	B-Language
Sort	I-Language
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
utility	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Corporation	O
in	O
198283	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
utility	B-Application
and	O
as	O
a	O
version	O
hosted	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
COBOL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
95	O
page	O
ring-bound	O
manual	O
describes	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
Standalone	O
SORT	O
is	O
a	O
programmable	O
sorting	B-Algorithm
and	O
merging	B-Algorithm
utility	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
accepts	O
data	B-General_Concept
files	I-General_Concept
and	O
arranges	O
the	O
records	O
contained	O
in	O
these	O
files	O
in	O
the	O
order	O
you	O
assign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
came	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
5¼	O
"	O
floppy	B-Device
diskette	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
sale	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Sort	I-Language
was	O
one	O
of	O
32	O
products	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
including	O
productivity	O
software	O
,	O
educational	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
recreational	O
software	O
,	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
programming	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
