It was founded in 1982 by Paul and George Grayson and was a pioneer for graphics products for Windows.

They acquired AdvanEdge Technologies in Tualatin, OR and their process simulation software Optima!

Corel and Micrografx were competitors in 1996 for Windows 95 users seeking graphics software.

[1][4] Despite not being actively maintained or officially distributed, a scattered community still enjoys Micrografx products as legacy software.

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