Bruno (software)

BRUNO was the first commercial computer software program for creating presentations (Presentation program) using a WYSIWYG user interface. BRUNO, which originated on the Hewlett Packard HP 1000 F-Series computer, was developed by Jim Long and Philip Walden of Hewlett Packard.^{[citation needed]} The application was finished in 1979 and was used around the world by HP customers. BRUNO was later ported to the HP-3000^[1] and renamed HP-Draw.^[2]^[3]

Trivia

Bruno was named after a hand puppet used to train field sales representatives.
Bruno became HP-Draw mostly because Robert Dea, a HP-3000 team member, and Philip Walden shared work topics during their long van pool rides.

References

^ Purnaveja, Chayaboon; Swift, Janet (November 1983). "Convenient Creation and Manipulation of Presentation Aids" (PDF). HP Journal. 34 (11): 13–16 – via HP Labs HP Journal Archive.
^ HP Draw pg16
^ HPDRAW

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[1] Purnaveja, Chayaboon; Swift, Janet (November 1983). "Convenient Creation and Manipulation of Presentation Aids" (PDF). HP Journal. 34 (11): 13–16 – via HP Labs HP Journal Archive.

[2] HP Draw pg16

[3] HPDRAW

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