Editing Framework (office suite) (section)

{{Short description|Software by Ashton-Tate}}
{{Infobox software
|name       = Framework
|logo       =
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|author     = Forefront Corporation<br />(bought by [[Ashton-Tate]] in 1985)
|developer  = [[Robert Carr (Programmer)|Robert Carr]]
|released   = {{Start date and age|1984}}
|latest release version=Framework X
|latest release date=
|latest preview version=
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|programming language = [[Assembly language]], [[C (programming language)|C]]
|operating system=[[MS-DOS]], Microsoft Windows
|language   = 18 languages
|genre      = [[Office suite]]
|license    = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
|website    = {{URL|www.framework.com}}
}}

'''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 (computing)|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.