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**SuperSort** and **WordMaster** were the first products sold by MicroPro International in September 1978. The company was formed by two employees of IMS Associates, a computer manufacturer which designed the IMSAI computer.
**SuperSort** and **WordMaster** were the first products sold by MicroPro International in September 1978. The company was formed by two employees of IMS Associates, a computer manufacturer which designed the [IMSAI](/museum/imsai-8080/) computer.
When **Seymour Rubenstein** was director of marketing for IMS, he started developing an early version of a word processor for the IMSAI 8080 computer. He convinced **Rob Barnaby**, a genius software programmer, to also leave IMS and join him at MicroPro adventure.