Lotus 1-2-3

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Lotus 1-2-3
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Lotus 1-2-3

Summary

Lotus 1-2-3 is a spreadsheet[1]. It draws 1,366 Wikipedia views per month (spreadsheet category, ranking #3 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lotus 1-2-3's instance of is recorded as spreadsheet[3].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's instance of is recorded as software[4].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's developer is recorded as Lotus Software[5].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's developer is recorded as Jonathan Sachs[6].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's developer is recorded as IBM[7].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[8].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[9].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's operating system is recorded as Windows 3.0[10].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's operating system is recorded as Q47604[12].
  • Lotus 1-2-3 is used for spreadsheet[13].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's Commons category is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3[14].
  • January 26, 1983 marks the founding of Lotus 1-2-3[15].
  • Lotus 1-2-3 was published on January 26, 1983[16].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Data Interchange Format[17].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet file format, version 1[18].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet file format, version 2[19].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet file format, version 3[20].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Formatting File, version 2.3-2.4[21].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet file format, version 4-5[22].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Chart[23].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet file format, version 5[24].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Formatting File, version 3[25].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 1-2-3 Educational Version Worksheet file[26].
  • Lotus 1-2-3's readable file format is recorded as Lotus 123 SQZ! compressed Worksheet[27].

Body

Publication

Lotus 1-2-3 was released on January 26, 1983[16].

Why It Matters

Lotus 1-2-3 draws 1,366 Wikipedia views per month (spreadsheet category, ranking #3 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . fileformats.archiveteam.org. Retrieved . fileformats.archiveteam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . National Software Reference Library. Retrieved . schnarff.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . conservancy.umn.edu. Retrieved . conservancy.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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