The Bible Research Systems’ timeline (presented in years and releases) is based on the information that is derived from copyright dates on floppy disk sets and CD-ROMs, marketing materials in the library, and magazine advertisements or articles.
This timeline will be updated as more documentation and/or software are recovered and saved into this Bible Research Systems (BRS) repository.
Year – Software (sold with the release/version)
1981
Bible Research Systems begins its business
1982 (11)
THE WORD Processor v1.0 released
– Bible Translation: KJV
New release:
TOPICS Add-on
1983 (5) (?)
THE WORD Processor v2.0 released
– Bible Translation: KJV
– Add-on:
— Topics
1984 (?)
THE WORD Processor v3.0 released
– Bible Translation: KJV
– Add-ons:
— Topics
— People
1985
THE WORD Processor v3.1 released
– Bible Translation: KJV, NIV
– Greek Transliterator: KJV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV
– Add-ons:
— Topics
— People
— ASCII
— Personal Commentary
1986 (?)
1987
THE WORD Processor v4.0 released
– Bible Translation: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV
– Greek Dictionary: KJV, NIV
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Dictionary: KJV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— ASCii Utility
— Chronological Bible
— Verse Typist
– Demonstration Disk
1988
THE WORD Processor v4.1 released
– Update to Release 4.1 Disk
1988
THE WORD Processor v4.2 released
– Update to Release 4.2 Disk
– Bible Translation: KJV, NIV, RSV
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV
-Chain Reference: KJV, NIV, RSV
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— ASCii Utility
— Chronological Bible
— Verse Typist
– Demonstration Disk
1989
THE WORD Processor v4.3 released
– Update to Release 4.3 Disk
– Bible Translation: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV
– Chain Reference: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Verse Indexer
—Topics
—People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Verse Typist
— Fetchit
– Demonstration Disk
1990
THE WORD Processor v5.0 released
– Update to Release 5.0 Disk
– Update 5.0 Utilities Disk
– Bible Translation: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Chain Reference: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Librarian
— Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Bible Dictionary
— Verse Typist
– Demonstration Disk
1991
THE WORD Processor v5.1 released
Update to Release 5.1 Disk
– Bible Translation: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV, NRS, RVA
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Chain Reference: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV, NRS, RVA
– CD-ROM Storage Option
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Librarian
— Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Bible Dictionary
— Verse Typist
— Bible Outlines
— Bible Maps
– Tutorial Disk
– Demonstration Disk
1992
THE WORD Processor v5.2 released
– Update to Release 5.2 Disk
– Bible Translation: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV,
– NRS, RVA, TLB
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Chain Reference: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV,
– NRS, RVA, TLB
– CD-ROM Storage Option
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Librarian
—Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Bible Dictionary
— Verse Typist
— Bible Outlines
— Bible Maps
– Tutorial Disk
– Demonstration Disk
How to Study the Bible for Yourself!
1993 (?)
Verse Search v6.0 released
1994 (?)
Verse Search v6.1 released
1995 (?)
Verse Search v6.2 released
1996 (?)
Verse Search v6.3 Revision A released
1997
Verse Search v6.3 Revision B released
– Bible Translation: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV,
– NRS, RVA, TLB
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Chain Reference: KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV,
– NRS, RVA, TLB
– CD-ROM Storage Option
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Librarian
— Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Bible Dictionary
— Verse Typist
— Bible Outlines
— Bible Maps
— Bible Timeline
– Bible Study Aids:
— Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
— Christian Classics Library
— Matthew Henry’s Commentary
— Torrey’s Topical Bible
— Nave’s Topical Bible
— Major Bible Themes
— Vine’s Dictionary
— Disciples Study Bible
— Life Application Bible
— Wycliffe Bible Commentary
— Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
— Morning & Evening Devotional
– Tutorial Disk
– Demonstration Disk
1998 – 1999 (?)
2000
Verse Search v7.0 released
– Bible Translation: KJV, RSV, TLB, ASV, NKJ, NRSV,
– NLT, YLT, RVA, NAS, NIV
– Greek New Testament (GNT)
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Chain Reference: KJV, RSV, TLB, ASV, NKJ, NRSV,
– NLT, YLT, RVA, NAS, NIV
– CD-ROM Storage Option
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Librarian
— Topics
—People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Bible Dictionary
— Verse Typist
— Bible Outlines
— Bible Maps
— Bible Timeline
– Bible Study Aids:
— Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
— Christian Classics Library
— Matthew Henry’s Commentary
— Torrey’s Topical Bible
— Nave’s Topical Bible
— Major Bible Themes
— Vine’s Dictionary
— Disciples Study Bible
— Life Application Bible
— Wycliffe Bible Commentary
— Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
— Morning & Evening Devotional
2001 (?)
2002
Verse Search v7.1.0 released
2003-2004 (?)
2005
Verse Search v7.1.10 released
– Bible Translation: KJV, RSV, TLB, ASV, NKJ, NRSV,
– NLT, YLT, RVA, NAS, NIV
– Greek New Testament (GNT)
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Chain Reference: KJV, RSV, TLB, ASV, NKJ, NRSV,
– NLT, YLT, RVA, NAS, NIV
– CD-ROM Storage Option
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Librarian
— Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Bible Dictionary
— Verse Typist
— Bible Outlines
— Bible Maps
— Bible Timeline
– Bible Study Aids:
— Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
— Christian Classics Library
— Matthew Henry’s Commentary
— Torrey’s Topical Bible
— Nave’s Topical Bible
— Major Bible Themes
— Vine’s Dictionary
— Disciples Study Bible
— Life Application Bible
— Wycliffe Bible Commentary
— Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
— Morning & Evening Devotional
2006-2008 (?)
2009
New releases:
Bible Translation: English Standard Version (ESV)
Chain Reference: English Standard Version (ESV)
2010-2016 (?)
2017
Verse Search v7.1.39 released
– Bible Translation: KJV, RSV, TLB, ASV, NKJ, NRSV,
– NLT, YLT, RVA, NAS, NIV, ESV
– Greek New Testament (GNT)
– Greek Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Hebrew Transliterator: KJV, NIV
– Chain Reference: KJV, RSV, TLB, ASV, NKJ, NRSV,
– NLT, YLT, RVA, NAS, NIV, ESV
– CD-ROM Storage Option
– Add-ons:
— Instant Access
— Librarian
— Topics
— People
— Personal Commentary
— Chronological Bible
— Bible Dictionary
— Verse Typist
— Bible Outlines
— Bible Maps
– Bible Study Aids:
— Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
— Christian Classics Library
— Matthew Henry Commentary
— Torrey’s Topical Bible
— Nave’s Topical Bible
— Major Bible Themes
— Vine’s Dictionary
— Disciples Study Bible
— Life Application Bible
— Wycliffe Bible Commentary
— Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
— Morning & Evening Devotional
2018
Bible Research Systems shuts down and closed their business
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