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123 was indeed ported to UNIX, I have that working as well! https://github.com/taviso/123elf https://github.com/taviso/123elf (Although it was more likely proc

by taviso 3y ago

123 was indeed ported to UNIX, I have that working as well! https://github.com/taviso/123elf https://github.com/taviso/123elf (Although it was more likely procalc - a popular low-end lotus clone) I'm also working on porting dBase IV, another popular package from the era :)

skissane 3y ago
> 123 was indeed ported to UNIX I keep on hoping that some day the IBM mainframe port (MVS and VM/CMS) might turn up. It was further away from the DOS original than the UNIX port was, due to the changes required by 3270 block mode terminals.
unixhero 3y ago
That is a darn fine spreadsheet in the console. I am tempted to try it!
- alchemist1e9 3y ago
  Imagine all the great commercial code lost to time. There should be a historical preservation movement to try and find the source code for old abandoned applications like this.
  - skissane 3y ago
    > Imagine all the great commercial code lost to time. There should be a historical preservation movement to try and find the source code for old abandoned applications like this. One of these days, an AI is going to be able to construct realistic-looking source code which compiles to an identical binary using contemporaneous tools. It may become very hard to tell the genuine vintage source code apart from the AI deepfake decompilation
walterbell 3y ago
Thanks! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31455968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31455968 Lotus Agenda for DOS is unmatched to this day, despite an epic reboot catastrophe, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Applications_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Applications_Found... The mission of the Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF) was.. Carry forward the vision of Vannevar Bush, Doug Engelbart, and Ted Nelson of the computer as a medium for communication, collaboration, and coordination. Design a new application to manage personal information including notes, mail, tasks, appointments and events, contacts, documents and other personal resources. Enable sharing with colleagues, friends and family. In particular, meet the unique and under-served needs of small group collaboration. EccoPro (successor to Agenda) for Windows works on Apple Silicon Macs via Wine/Crossover, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecco_Pro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecco_Pro & https://groups.io/g/EccoPro https://groups.io/g/EccoPro

by taviso 3y ago

skissane 3y ago

> 123 was indeed ported to UNIX I keep on hoping that some day the IBM mainframe port (MVS and VM/CMS) might turn up. It was further away from the DOS original than the UNIX port was, due to the changes required by 3270 block mode terminals.

unixhero 3y ago

That is a darn fine spreadsheet in the console. I am tempted to try it!

alchemist1e9 3y ago
Imagine all the great commercial code lost to time. There should be a historical preservation movement to try and find the source code for old abandoned applications like this.
- skissane 3y ago
  > Imagine all the great commercial code lost to time. There should be a historical preservation movement to try and find the source code for old abandoned applications like this. One of these days, an AI is going to be able to construct realistic-looking source code which compiles to an identical binary using contemporaneous tools. It may become very hard to tell the genuine vintage source code apart from the AI deepfake decompilation

walterbell 3y ago

Thanks! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31455968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31455968 Lotus Agenda for DOS is unmatched to this day, despite an epic reboot catastrophe, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Applications_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Applications_Found... The mission of the Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF) was.. Carry forward the vision of Vannevar Bush, Doug Engelbart, and Ted Nelson of the computer as a medium for communication, collaboration, and coordination. Design a new application to manage personal information including notes, mail, tasks, appointments and events, contacts, documents and other personal resources. Enable sharing with colleagues, friends and family. In particular, meet the unique and under-served needs of small group collaboration. EccoPro (successor to Agenda) for Windows works on Apple Silicon Macs via Wine/Crossover, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecco_Pro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecco_Pro & https://groups.io/g/EccoPro https://groups.io/g/EccoPro