AjaxWrite

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AjaxWrite
Basic data

developer Ajax13 Inc.
Current  version 0.9
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operating system any (web-based)
category Word processing
License proprietary
German speaking Yes

AjaxWrite was a free word processor that ran entirely in the browser and used Ajax technology . The program, which showed similarities with the appearance of Microsoft's Word, could be used without installation or registration and should be expanded for all-round word processing.

Program history

The project was initiated by MP3.com founder Michael Robertson , who wanted to use AjaxWrite to compete with Microsoft's office suite.

According to the press, another new application, such as a spreadsheet or presentation software, should gradually (every week) be released and made publicly available. A complete office package could have been created online. However, the plans were not fully implemented. AjaxWrite can no longer be found on the web.

However, doubts about the future of the project were expressed in the early days of the service. For example, serious errors when saving documents for months were not fixed. The feedback from the developers in the forum on support inquiries of this kind was also very low.

requirements

For AjaxWrite you need Mozilla Firefox from version 1.5. The program then ran under Windows , Linux , OS / 2 and Mac OS X . More browsers should gradually be supported.

File formats with AjaxWrite

AjaxWrite supports the Word format (.doc) and the OpenDocument format ( .odt ). Links or lines could be integrated, there were still problems with images and tables, where AjaxWrite did not come close to the user-friendliness of Microsoft's Word or OpenOffice.org writer.

According to the provider, the texts could be saved on the hard drive in Word , text, RTF or PDF file format. However, over a long period of time, technical problems occurred with the storage that made use impossible.

AjaxWrite and other similar programs

In addition to the word processors AjaxWrite, Writeboard and Writely , a whole series of programs that use Ajax technology went online during the heyday of 2006 . For example iRows and Num Sum , spreadsheets , which were or are still accessible online and work on a server basis. AjaxWrite did not need to be registered. Until the end of the service, AjaxWrite offered no means for users to work on a text document at the same time.

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