OmniWriter is a

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for the

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

home computer

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. Called the "dean of Commodore 64 word-processing programs" in

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's ''

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'', OmniWritersold at a

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of USD$79. It was specifically recommended for

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use. The package included a

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that fits around the Commodore's

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s, customizable colors and a scrolling 80-column width display. The maximum file size is 23 pages, but multiple files can be chained for printing. OmniWriter can import up to 240 columns of data from Microsoft ''Multiplan''.

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* Commodore 64 software Word processors Discontinued software {{WordProcessor-stub