Software and Documentation, WatchWord by S&K Technology, Inc.
date: label: date made
content: 1984
notes: label: Description
content: WatchWord Version 2.1 was software for the Zenith Z100 (or Heath H100) microcomputers and was developed by S&K Technology, Inc. of San Antonio, Texas, in 1984. The package includes a 5.25" disk, two product brochures, and a questionnaire. WatchWord was a word processing and editing tool developed to run on microcomputers running either ZDOS or MSDOS operating systems. It was created for use by beginner, intermediate, and advanced level users. Basic key functions were available for all users and it provided the ability to assign 20 different keystroke sequences to other keys. Advanced users could create their own command files for repeatable sequences of keystrokes (called macros). A status line at the bottom of the screen kept track of the cursor position, line number, file size, file name, operation mode, and the current time. WatchWord provided built-in support for many common printers. In 1984 the software sold for $100 (approximately $246 in 2019 dollars).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Texas, San Antonio
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.3098.052
label: catalog number
content: 2012.3098.052
label: nonaccession number
content: 2012.3098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: software
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 5/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 3/8 in; 24.4475 cm x 16.51 cm x .9525 cm