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| | '''Lotus SmartSuite''' is an office suite from [[Lotus Development Corporation]] that was available for [[Microsoft Windows]]. |
| An office suite from [[Lotus Development Corporation]] that was available for [[Microsoft Windows]] and OS/2, the last few releases were published as '''IBM Smartsuite''' although much of the text in the programs themselves refers to either ''IBM Lotus Smartsuite'' or just ''Lotus Smartsuite''.
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| ==Lotus Smartsuite components== | | ==History== |
| Supplied components varied with versions, there were often more than one version available for each operating system. After the IBM takeover this was eventually simplified into one release for each system.
| | In December 1993 the [[Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2]] was announced. |
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| * AOL Global Network Navigator - Browser (Smartsuite v4 and 96 for Win only)
| | ==Applications== |
| * Fastsite - Windows 98 versions only | | The SmartSuite originally bundled Lotus' spreadsheet and business graphics applications for Windows: |
| * [[Lotus Ami Pro]] - Word processor | | * Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows |
| :Shipped with Windows 3.x versions of Smartsuite up to version 4 and with Alpha OS/2 versions. | | * Lotus Freelance Graphics |
| | In version 2 a word processor and e-mail application were added: |
| | * [[Lotus Ami Pro]] |
| | * Lotus cc:Mail |
| | Version 2.1 integrated: |
| * [[Lotus Approach]] - Database | | * [[Lotus Approach]] - Database |
| * [[Lotus CC:Mail]] - E-Mail | | * Lotus Organizer |
| * [[Lotus Freelance]] - Business graphics | | Changes for version 4: |
| * [[Lotus Organizer]] - [[PIM]]
| | *Lotus ScreenCam |
| * Lotus vCard & vCalendar viewer (Only shipped with Smartsuite for Windows 9.8.6 or later)
| | *[[Lotus Word Pro]] - Word processor |
| * [[Lotus Word Pro]] - Word processor (Smartsuite v4 and later) | |
| * [[Lotus 1-2-3]] - Spreadsheet
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| ==Versions==
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| * Last '''OS/2 version''' is Lotus Smartsuite 1.73, any 1.7x version can be updated into 1.73 via free fixpacks. Note that OS/2 and Windows version numbers are not in sync, 1.7x versions of the OS/2 product share a codebase with the 9.8x version for MS Windows.
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| * Last MS Windows 3.x - WinOS/2 version is Lotus Smartsuite 4.0
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| * Last MS Windows 32 bit versions is IBM Smartsuite 9.8.61 for English language Passport Advantage licence holders. 9.8.6 for International [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21180536 Passport Advantage licence holders]. 9.8.1 is the last GA version (No Passport Advantage licence needed). Strangely enough, there are international versions of 9.8.61 available, but only for English language Passport Advantage holders, in other words you can get the software currently in the language versions below, but only if you agree to use only English ...
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| ====Known issues==== | | ==Releases== |
| * Some components have separate known issues, see the components links above for more info. | | * 1.0 (1991) - 1-2-3/W 1.0, Freelance Graphics 1.0, MailPro |
| * IBM States that IBM and Lotus Smartsuite will not install and work on 64 bit [[Microsoft Windows]] operating systems, this is only half true, the use of 16 bit installer code means that the installer and some auxiliary programs supplied with the Lotus/IBM Smartsuite will not install or run. However the bulk of the Smartsuite is actually 32 bit code and will install and work on 64 bit systems if you get hold of a relatively recent IBM branded version which uses a 32 bit installer. | | * 1.2 (1992) - 1-2-3/W 1.1, Freelance Graphics 1.0 |
| | * 2.0 (1992) - Ami Pro 2.0, 1-2-3/W 1.1, Freelance Graphics 1.0, cc:Mail |
| | * 2.1 (1993) - Ami Pro 3.0, 1-2-3 4.0, Freelance Graphics 2.0, Approach 2.0, Organizer 1.1 |
| | * 3.0 (1994) - Ami Pro 3.01, 1-2-3 4.0, Freelance Graphics 2.0, Approach 2.0, Organizer 1.13 |
| | * 3.1 (1995) - Ami Pro 3.1, 1-2-3 4.01, Freelance Graphics 2.1, Organizer 2.0 |
| | * 4.0 (1996) - Word Pro 96, Lotus 1-2-3 V5, Approach 3.0, Freelance Graphics 2.1, Organizer 2.1, ScreenCam 1.1 |
| | * 4.5 (1997) - Word Pro 97, Lotus 1-2-3 V5, Approach 3.0, Freelance Graphics 2.1, Organizer 2.1, ScreenCam 1.1 |
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| [[Image:LWP EQUA.GIF|thumb|'''Lotus Word Pro OS/2 beta'''<br>Drawing frame, the Drawing palettes and related Infobox]]
| | ==Publications== |
| [[Image:LWP7.GIF|thumb|'''Lotus Word Pro OS/2 beta'''<br>Charts generated in Word Pro or inserted from [[Lotus 1-2-3]], [[Lotus Freelance]] or [[Lotus Approach]]]]
| | *Daniel Gasteiger: ''Using Lotus SmartSuite 3'' - Que 1994, ISBN 1-56529-747-4 |
| ====NLP Smartsuite versions for OS/2 1.73 and Windows 9.8.61====
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| * International English (USA, UK, Australia & South Africa)
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| * Spanish
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| * Swedish
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| * Brazilian Portuguese
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| * Dutch
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| * Finnish
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| * French
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| * German
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| * Danish
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| * Norwegian
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| * Italian
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| ==Links== | | ==Links== |
| * [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS913-091 Software withdrawal and discontinuance of support: Lotus SmartSuite , Lotus Organizer and Lotus 123] - May 14, 2013
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| * [http://www.storiainformatica.it/lotus-smartsuite/60-applicazioni/lotus-smartsuite History of lotus Smartsuite] - In Italian
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| * Tim Nott: ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070128083420/http://www.computeractive.co.uk/personal-computer-world/software/2043637/lotus-smartsuite Lotus Smartsuite: A word processor, spreadsheet and database all in one program, but thats not all...]'' - Originally published in [[Personal Computer World]] 30 Apr 2004 - Via [[Archive.org]]
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| [[Image:L123win10.png|thumb|'''Lotus 1-2-3 N98.0208.1200'''<br>Running on Windows 10 64 bit]]
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| ==Licence==
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| Closed source commercial software, currently only available as a part of an extended support contract.
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| ==Authors & publishers==
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| * [[Lotus Development Corporation]]
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| * [[IBM]]
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| [[Category:WinOS/2 office suites]]
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Lotus SmartSuite is an office suite from Lotus Development Corporation that was available for Microsoft Windows.
History
In December 1993 the Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2 was announced.
Applications
The SmartSuite originally bundled Lotus' spreadsheet and business graphics applications for Windows:
- Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows
- Lotus Freelance Graphics
In version 2 a word processor and e-mail application were added:
Version 2.1 integrated:
Changes for version 4:
Releases
- 1.0 (1991) - 1-2-3/W 1.0, Freelance Graphics 1.0, MailPro
- 1.2 (1992) - 1-2-3/W 1.1, Freelance Graphics 1.0
- 2.0 (1992) - Ami Pro 2.0, 1-2-3/W 1.1, Freelance Graphics 1.0, cc:Mail
- 2.1 (1993) - Ami Pro 3.0, 1-2-3 4.0, Freelance Graphics 2.0, Approach 2.0, Organizer 1.1
- 3.0 (1994) - Ami Pro 3.01, 1-2-3 4.0, Freelance Graphics 2.0, Approach 2.0, Organizer 1.13
- 3.1 (1995) - Ami Pro 3.1, 1-2-3 4.01, Freelance Graphics 2.1, Organizer 2.0
- 4.0 (1996) - Word Pro 96, Lotus 1-2-3 V5, Approach 3.0, Freelance Graphics 2.1, Organizer 2.1, ScreenCam 1.1
- 4.5 (1997) - Word Pro 97, Lotus 1-2-3 V5, Approach 3.0, Freelance Graphics 2.1, Organizer 2.1, ScreenCam 1.1
Publications
- Daniel Gasteiger: Using Lotus SmartSuite 3 - Que 1994, ISBN 1-56529-747-4
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