Bravo (editor)

Bravo
Original authorsButler Lampson, Charles Simonyi and colleagues
DeveloperXerox PARC
Initial release1974 (1974)
Written inBCPL
Operating systemAlto Executive (Exec)
PlatformXerox Alto
Available inEnglish
TypeWord processor

Bravo was the first WYSIWYG document preparation program. It provided multi-font capability using the bitmap displays on the Xerox Alto personal computer. It was produced at Xerox PARC by Butler Lampson, Charles Simonyi and colleagues and became operational on September 14, 1974.