# Bruno (software)

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'''BRUNO''' was the first commercial computer software program for creating presentations ([Presentation program](/source/Presentation_program)) using a [WYSIWYG](/source/WYSIWYG) user interface.  BRUNO, which originated on the [Hewlett Packard](/source/Hewlett_Packard) [HP 1000](/source/HP_1000) F-Series computer, was developed by Jim Long and Philip Walden of [Hewlett Packard](/source/Hewlett-Packard).{{cn|date=May 2023}} The application was finished in 1979 and was used around the world by [HP](/source/Hewlett-Packard) customers.  BRUNO was later ported to the [HP-3000](/source/HP-3000)<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Purnaveja|first1=Chayaboon|last2=Swift|first2=Janet|date=November 1983|title=Convenient Creation and Manipulation of Presentation Aids|url=https://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/pdfs/IssuePDFs/1983-11.pdf|journal=HP Journal|volume=34|issue=11|pages=13–16|via=HP Labs HP Journal Archive}}</ref> and renamed '''HP-Draw'''.<ref>[http://www.hpmuseum.net/pdf/ComputerFocus_1985_Sep_29pages_OCR.pdf HP Draw pg16]</ref><ref>[http://www.hpmuseum.net/collection_document.php HPDRAW]</ref>

== 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==
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