The Ancient Origins Of Autocorrect

The iPhone's funniest feature owes a lot to Microsoft. Here's what autocorrect looked like in 1993.

By now, we're all pretty well acquainted with the wonders of autocorrect:

By now, we're all pretty well acquainted with the wonders of autocorrect:

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Usually it's helpful. Sometimes it's not:

Usually it's helpful. Sometimes it's not:

Via: damnyouautocorrect.com

But autocorrect didn't get its start on the iPhone, or even at Apple. It started at Microsoft, in 1993:

But autocorrect didn't get its start on the iPhone, or even at Apple. It started at Microsoft, in 1993:

The feature was touted as a big part of Word 6.0:

The feature was touted as a big part of Word 6.0:


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