On Wed, 31 May 2006 21:16:04 -0700, Mike Schwartz
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mike.l.schwartz@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I don't know, but FWIW, I think Lotus became part of IBM.
> (see also the other reply in this thread, about Visicalc...)
Yes, IBM bought Lotus some 5 years ago for cash to compete with Micro$ in
the office environment. Previously when Visicalc was on the brink of
failure, Lotus bought them on the cheap. I believe Visacalc pre-dated the
original IBM PC since it first ran on the Apple II.
Gene
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