Wordperfect is probably the best designed word processor on the market so far. This program is easy for the user to learn, it contains a spell and punctuation check, it contains pre designed graphic arts, a thesaurus, and runs efficiently on a 386 machine that is basically not fast enough for modern applications today. Another application which is helpful in business is a data base. This application stores records and inventory on disk, which can be added and deleted as needed. An example where you would use a data base could be records of customers you have and would like to see what they previously purchased.
Spreadsheets are a great commodity in business.
The best brand name spreadsheet on the market is Lotus. Firms prefer user-friendly systems that people can understand how to use. The user does not want to be stuck in an environment where there is commands unheard of. Windows was developed for this purpose. Windows is a solution for MS-DOS which usually runs the system.