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Running original Lotus 1-2-3 on Linux...

1ST1

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See https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/linux123.html

On debian alike systems, I did on Windows 10 WSL Kali Linux:

Code:
$git clone https://github.com/taviso/123elf.git
$ sudo apt install build-essential manpages-dev
$ sudo apt-get install texinfo
$ cd 123elf
$ ./binutils.sh
$ ./objdump --info | grep coff-i386
$ wget https://archive.org/download/123-unix/123UNIX1.IMG
$ wget https://archive.org/download/123-unix/123UNIX2.IMG
$ wget https://archive.org/download/123-unix/123UNIX3.IMG
$ wget https://archive.org/download/123-unix/123UNIX4.IMG
$ wget https://archive.org/download/123-unix/123UNIX5.IMG
$ ./extract.sh
$ sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib
$ sudo apt-get install lib32ncurses-dev
$ make
$ ./123
 
Interesting that he was able to find a copy...
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I came to ask a question about something totally different, but this is cool, and the link @1ST1 posted is badass. Certainly worth reading, and even more worth trying!
 
Very very nice. I'll have to try this Lotus 123 for UNIX on Linux.

On that note: anyone knows if classic text-mode WordPerfect 5.1 for SCO Xenix can be made to run "natively" on modem Linux? Any tutorial about how to accomplish that feat? Yes, classic text-mode WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS runs great on DOSBOX, but a "native" one would be neat.
 
I have the DOS version, I was just curious if the Unix version could read/write compatible files with the DOS version. I have an HP 200LX that has 123 R2.4 builtin and while Libre Office Calc can read the DOS files, it can't write them. It's much easier making a spreadsheet on a full size machine and using the LX to add the data, then it's to do it all on the LX.
 
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