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Old May 22nd 15, 07:38 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Slimer wrote:

WordPerfect existed on the Atari ST and as far as I know, it saved in
the same format as its Mac and PC counterpart. The problem was that the
software was quickly removed from store shelves because the company
refused to support the platform because of its rampant piracy. I have no
idea about whether Lotus existed or not for the ST.



VisiCalc (VC; published by VisiCorp, developed by Software Arts - the
latter received up to half of the VisiCalc revenue [70% of VisiCorp
revenue]) was available for the Atari 8-bit family/devices. When Lotus
123 was released supplanted VC in the market primarily due to its
ability to fully support a GUI and take advantage of expanded memory. A
few years after 123 was released, VisiCorp now insolvent, Lotus
purchased Software Arts and discontinued VC sales and the product.

Lotus 123 was available for MS-dos, Windows, OS/2 and the Mac OS.



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