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== Other operating systems == [[Image:HP 95LX Pocket Computer.JPG|thumb|right|Hewlett-Packard HP 95 LX pocket PC with Lotus 1-2-3 built into ROM]] * [[DeskMate]]{{snd}} Introduced in 1989, "Lotus Spreadsheet for DeskMate", which was not officially called "1-2-3", supported 1-2-3 version 2.x files, and used windows, on-screen symbols, pull-down menus, dialog boxes and other graphical tools, similar to Microsoft Windows. However, it did not support add-ins, macros, or expanded memory.<ref name="NYT123-89"/> * [[Unix]]{{snd}} A single version for [[Unix System V]]/386 was released in 1990. It was certified for SCO [[Xenix]] 2.3 and [[SCO Unix]] 3.2.0, but also expected to work on AT&T's plain System V and on ISC's [[386/ix]].<ref name="Inc.1990">{{cite magazine |title=Lotus to Ship One 1-2-3 For Unix V/386 Systems |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51 |date=1990-06-18 |magazine=[[InfoWorld]] |volume=12 |issue=25 |page=45 |issn=0199-6649}}</ref> * [[Linux]]{{snd}} In 2022, Lotus 1-2-3 for [[Unix System V]]/386 was [https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/linux123.html adapted] to GNU/Linux <ref name="techradar">{{cite web |last1=Fadilpašić |first1=Sead |title=This 40-year-old Microsoft Excel rival is making a surprising comeback |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/this-40-year-old-microsoft-excel-rival-is-making-a-surprising-comeback |website=techradar|date=29 May 2022 }}</ref> by [[Tavis Ormandy]]. * SunOS / Solaris{{snd}} At least three releases for SPARC-based systems were published. Release 1.1 supported both [[SunView]] and the [[OpenWindows]] / [[OPEN LOOK]] windowing systems. It also featured real-time update support. Introduced in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Lotus 1-2-3 Edition for SPARC systems supports real-time working |website=Computer Business Review |date=1991-07-01 |url=http://www.cbr-online.com/news/new_lotus_1_2_3_edition_for_sparc_systems_supports_real_time_working |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210131172638/http://www.cbr-online.com/news/new_lotus_1_2_3_edition_for_sparc_systems_supports_real_time_working |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-01-31 |archivedate=2021-01-31}}</ref> Release 1.2 supported "Classic" in xterm, "Classic" in X Window, OPEN LOOK, and [[OSF/Motif]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Paloma |first=Cindy |title=Lotus 1-2-3 Upgraded To Version 1.2 |magazine=UCSD Computer Science & Engineering Computing Facility Newsletter |volume=4 |number=6 |publisher=CSE Uptime / UCSD |url=http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~little/OldSites/CSE_Uptime/v4.6/lotus |date=June 1993 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429054635/http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~little/OldSites/CSE_Uptime/v4.6/lotus |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Based on the Solaris version, other UNIX ports were developed at Lotus's offices in [[Dublin]]. The included 1-2-3 [[HP-UX]] running on the [[HP 9000]] hardware (series 300/400 and 700), [[AIX]] running on [[RS/6000]] workstations, [[DECstation]]s, the [[88000]] processor, and more versions of UNIX running on Intel PCs. All these versions supported the X11 window system. * [[OpenVMS]]{{snd}} A character cell terminal version of Lotus 1-2-3 was available on OpenVMS.<ref>{{cite web |title=Novell and Spire Technologies Announce WordPerfect 5.1+ for OpenVMS/Alpha Systems |url=http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/1995/09/pr00220.html |website=Novell press release |access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> * HP MS-DOS palmtop PCs{{snd}} A joint collaboration between [[Hewlett-Packard]] and Lotus, the [[HP 95LX]], [[HP 100LX]], [[HP 200LX]] and [[HP OmniGo 700LX]] (1991–1994) had ports of Lotus 1-2-3 R2.2 and R2.4 embedded in ROM. * [[Apple Macintosh]]{{snd}} Lotus's first truly [[WYSIWYG]] spreadsheet, taking full advantage of the [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]], had two releases: Release 1.0 debuted in 1991<ref>{{cite web |title=1-2-3 for Macintosh, Release 1.0 |url=http://www.lotusmuseum.com/pages/123_Mac_R1 |website=Lotus Museum |access-date=2015-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217004927/http://www.lotusmuseum.com/pages/123_Mac_R1 |archive-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> and Release 1.1 was introduced the following year.<ref>{{cite web |title=1-2-3 for Macintosh, Release 1.1 |url=http://www.lotusmuseum.com/pages/123_Mac_R1.1 |website=Lotus Museum |access-date=2015-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828200054/http://www.lotusmuseum.com/pages/123_Mac_R1.1 |archive-date=28 August 2008}}</ref> Lotus 1-2-3 for Macintosh 1.0 received a 4 mice rating (out of 5) in the March 1992 issue of [[MacUser (US edition)|MacUser]], praising it for being the first spreadsheet on Macintosh to include in-cell editing instead of using the formula bar found in competing products, as well as other interface refinements.<ref>{{cite magazine | magazine = [[MacUser (US edition)|MacUser]] | url = https://archive.org/details/MacUser9203March1992/page/n45/mode/1up | title = Lotus 1-2-3 for Macintosh | date = March 1992 | volume = 8 | issue = 3 | pages = 42–43 | first = Louis E. Jr | last = Benjamin }}</ref> The user interface provided Macintosh users the advanced charting capabilities of the PC version with a Macintosh user interface, while also offering a "classic" keyboard driven user interface familiar to the users of the DOS version, giving it a {{fraction|4|1|2}} mice rating (out of 5).<ref name=macuser1992_96>{{cite magazine | magazine = [[MacUser (US edition)|MacUser]] | url = https://archive.org/details/MacUser9206June1992/page/n121/mode/1up | title = New Dimensions in Spreadsheets | department = Buyer's Guide | date = June 1992 | volume = 8 | issue = 6 | pages = 32–40 | first1 = Louis E. Jr | last1 = Benjamin | first2 = Jon | last2 = Zilber }}</ref> * {{anchor|M}}In 1987, Lotus announced a mainframe version of Lotus 1-2-3, '''Lotus 1-2-3/M'''; 1-2-3/M was designed for use with [[IBM 3270]] terminals and ran under both [[VM/CMS]] and [[MVS]] operating systems.<ref name="Barney1987a">{{cite magazine|last=Barney|first=Douglas|title=Lotus celebrates with IBM pact|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1a91Lb-8KEC&pg=PA1|volume=21|date=4 May 1987|publisher=IDG Enterprise|pages=1,100|issn=0010-4841|magazine=[[Computerworld]]|issue=18}}</ref><ref name="Barney1987b">{{cite magazine|last=Barney|first=Douglas|title=Debate over host 1-2-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1a91Lb-8KEC&pg=PA100|volume=21|date=4 May 1987|publisher=IDG Enterprise|page=100|issn=0010-4841|magazine=[[Computerworld]]|issue=18}}</ref><ref name="Chetlen1992">{{cite book | last=Chetlen | first=Martin | title=Mainframe databasing with Lotus 1-2-3/M, Version 1 | publisher=Van Nostrand Reinhold | location=New York | year=1992 | isbn=978-0-442-01017-1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS290-104/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en |title=LOTUS 1-2-3/M |publisher=IBM Corporation |date=1990-02-27|id= Announcement Letter Number 290-104 }}</ref> Lotus 1-2-3/M was jointly developed by IBM and Lotus, and exclusively sold by IBM.<ref name="Barney1987a"/><ref name="Barney1987b"/><ref>{{cite book |url=http://publibfp.dhe.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/admg1a06.pdf |title=GDDM: General Information: Version 3 Release 2 |publisher=IBM Corporation |date=December 2001 |id=GC33-0866-04 |access-date=2017-02-09 |page=27 |quote=Lotus 1-2-3M, the System/370 version of Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3, has been developed by Lotus Development Corporation to be exclusively marketed by IBM in the VM/CMS and MVS/TSO/E environments. |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829110026/https://publibfp.dhe.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/admg1a06.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=LOTUS UNVEILS ITS VERSION OF POPULAR SPREADSHEET FOR IBM MAINFRAME USERS | website=DeseretNews.com | date=1990-02-28 | url=https://www.deseret.com/1990/2/28/18849012/lotus-unveils-its-version-of-popular-spreadsheet-for-ibm-mainframe-users/ | access-date=2017-02-09 | archive-date=11 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080007/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/89442/LOTUS-UNVEILS-ITS-VERSION-OF-POPULAR-SPREADSHEET-FOR-IBM-MAINFRAME-USERS.html?pg=all | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Associated Press 1990">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press| title=COMPANY NEWS; Lotus 1-2-3 For I.B.M. Line | website=The New York Times | date=1990-02-28 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/28/business/company-news-lotus-1-2-3-for-ibm-line.html | access-date=2017-02-09 | url-access=limited| quote= The Lotus Development Corporation today introduced a long-promised version of its popular 1-2-3 computer spreadsheet program for I.B.M. mainframe computers. The program, 1-2-3-M, allows personal computer users to pull data from a mainframe computer file and transfer it directly into the 1-2-3 spreadsheet... I.B.M. will be the sole marketer of the program, which is designed for use on I.B.M.'s System-370 computer line. }}</ref>
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