Re:A Brief History of ClarisWorks (2003)
by mrpippy on Monday August 17, 2020 @04:48PM
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AppleWorks started on the Apple II in 1984. Microsoft Works apparently was originally written by the same engineer after he left Apple (!!) but then licensed it to Microsoft, it came out in 1987.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Works