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Max (Office Assistant)

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For other uses, see Max.
Max
NameMax
Developer(s)Microsoft Corporation
Initial releaseApril 1998
DescriptionThe box is back - with legs!
Extra dataHello. Welcome to Office 98.
AnimationsUnknown
TTS voiceNone
Downloadhttps://tmafe.com/classic-ms-actors/mac-assistants/Max.zip

Max is a Macintosh-exclusive Microsoft Actor character released by Microsoft Corporation. He was one of the five actors to be exclusive to Office 98. His appearance is a Macintosh computer with legs.

Use in Microsoft Office

See also: Office Assistant

Max was one of the selectable Office Assistants in Office 98. He would appear when ever the program decided the user could be assisted. For example, typing an address followed by "Dear" would cause the Assistant to appear with the message, "It looks like you're writing a letter. Would you like help?"

Character data

Character data for Max
File name: Max.zip
Description: The box is back - with legs!
Extra data: Hello. Welcome to Office 98.
File size: 2.07 MB
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Trivia

  • Max was the default Office Assistant in Office 98 instead of Clippy.
  • There are no known Microsoft Agent nor Windows versions of Max.
  • Max was one of the five assistants originally being exclusive to MacOS, the other four being Bosgrove, Earl, F1, and Rocky.
    • Unlike F1 and Rocky, however, neither Bosgrove or Max were added to Office 2000.