Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition

Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition

300px The box for Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	1998 (1998)
Operating system	Mac OS
Type	Office suite
License	Commercial Proprietary software
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Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition is a Mac OS version of Microsoft Office unveiled at Macworld Expo/San Francisco on January 6, 1998. It introduced the Internet Explorer 4.0 browser and Outlook Express, an Internet e-mail client and usenet newsgroup reader. Office 98 was re-engineered by Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit to satisfy customers' desire for more Mac-like software.

It included drag–and-drop installation, self-repairing applications and Quick Thesaurus before such features were available in a version of Office for Windows. It also was the first version to support QuickTime movie. The applications in Microsoft Office 98 were:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 98
• Microsoft Word 98
• Microsoft Excel 98
• Outlook Express 4.0
• Internet Explorer 4.0

Another rare edition of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition was published titled: "Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Gold Edition." This version included everything the normal version included plus Microsoft FrontPage Version 1.0 for Macintosh, Microsoft Bookshelf 98 reference software, and Microsoft Encarta 98 Macintosh Deluxe Edition.

System Requirements

• A Mac OS-compatible computer equipped with a PowerPC processor.
• System 7.5 operating system or later.
• At least 16 MB of physical RAM to run one application, 32 MB recommended to run multiple applications.
• Sufficient hard disk space, depending on installation method: 'Drag and drop' or 'Easy' (90 MB), 'Complete' (min. 43 MB to max. 110 MB) or 'Run from CD or Run from network' (7 MB on the client hard disk).
• One CD-ROM drive.
• An 8-bit color or 4-bit grayscale display with at least 640 x 400 resolution.

Source of above.

Further reading

• Beta test review.