Harvard Graphics
 6 floppy disk set of version 2.10 | |
| Developer(s) | Software Publishing Corporation |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1986 |
| Operating system | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Presentation program |
Harvard Graphics was a graphics and
History
Harvard Graphics was one of the first desktop business
"Presentation" was dropped from the name for the second release, which came in 1987, developed by Mario Chaves, Carl Hu, Lenore Kirvay, and Dana Tom. Harvard Graphics 2.0 added the ability to import the latest Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet data before generating graphics, as well as drawing and annotations for graphs.
Harvard Graphics was used as bonus product with Windows 95 by Australian Retailer Harvey Norman.
Demise
The market leader through the late 1980s, Harvard Graphics struggled as the market shifted to Microsoft Windows. SPC released a version for Microsoft Windows 3.0 in 1991, but its market share never approached the 70% it had previously commanded.[5] The Windows market came to be dominated by Microsoft PowerPoint and then the bundle of PowerPoint into Microsoft Office.
In 1996, Serif purchased exclusive marketing rights to the product line of Harvard Graphics, Inc., and assumed product support responsibilities. Serif continued to market Harvard Graphics 98 for Windows and other software under the Harvard Graphics brand until mid-year 2017, when the product was taken off the market.[6]
References
- ^ Rufener, Sharon L. (May 26, 1986), "Harvard Graphics Is Easy to Learn and Use", InfoWorld, pp. 47–48
- ^ Harvard Graphics: Our Company, archived from the original on 2007-09-28, retrieved 2010-01-18
- ^ Miller, Michael J. (August 3, 1987), "Harvard Graphics 2.0: Simplicity Veils Powerful Program", InfoWorld, p. 47
- ^ Fridlund, Alan (July 8, 1991), "Version 3.0 of Harvard Graphics improves drawing, color features", InfoWorld, p. 72
- ^ Gibbons, Fred (August 9, 1993), "SPC's Gibbons: High-end Harvard Should Stand Alone", InfoWorld, p. 86
- ^ "Harvard Graphics is now closed". harvardgraphics.com. serif.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
