| Original author(s) | Forefront Corporation (bought by Ashton-Tate in 1985) |
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| Developer(s) | Robert Carr |
| Initial release | 1984 |
| Stable release | Framework X
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| Written in | Assembly language, C |
| Operating system | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | 18 languages |
| Type | Office suite |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Framework, launched in 1984, was an office suite to run on the (x86) IBM PC and compatibles with the MS-DOS operating system.
Unlike other integrated products, Framework was not created as "plug-in" modules with a similar look and feel, but as a single windowing workspace representing a desktop metaphor that could manage and outline "Frames" sharing a common underlying format.
Framework could be considered a predecessor to the present graphical user interface window metaphor: it was the first all-in-one package to run on any PC platform to offer a GUI, WYSIWYG typography on the display and printer output, as well as integrated interpreters.