Microsoft later licensed the code to other OEMs under the name MS-DOS. In 1989, Microsoft released Word for Windows, leveraging its earlier work on Word for DOS, which shipped in 1983.

Ever wonder what made MS-DOS tick? Soon, interested geeks will be able to root around inside the original source code for MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0, as well as Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1, as a part ...

Inserting an image into Microsoft Word. Place your cursor where you’d like your image to go and left click. Then go to the Insert tab at the top of Microsoft Word. IDG / Alex Huebner.

One of the most frustrating things about working in Microsoft Word is dealing with pictures. They always seem to mess up the ...

Working with the Computer History Museum, Microsoft is making the source code for MS DOS 1.1 and 2.0 and Word for Windows 1.1a available for non-commercial use.

Image: monticellllo/Adobe Stock. Microsoft Word’s recently improved image settings makes working with images in Word documents easier than ever — if you know how to keep them where you want.

Microsoft has created a new image-captioning AI system that’s better than humans in certain limited tests. The algorithm has been incorporated into Microsoft’s assistive app for the visually ...

Source code for MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0 is available. The source code for Word for Windows 1.1 is also available. Microsoft says that the goal of the program is to let future generations understand the ...

Microsoft on Tuesday "dusted off" the source code for early versions of the iconic MS-DOS operating system and '90s-vintage Word for Windows and released it to the public for the first time.

MS-DOS had just 300kB of source code and occupied as little as 12kB of memory. In 1981, MS-DOS was a key part of IBM's PC, and the success of the PC—and its clones—made Microsoft the industry ...