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Re:Lotus 1-2-3 For Linux by bombcar on Saturday May 21, 2022 @02:10PM (#31460327)
If you have symbols and know the language (even better the exact version of the compiler) you can get almost the original source files “minus comments”.
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Re:Lotus 1-2-3 For Linux by otk_010199 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @08:57PM (#31463832)
https://simson.net/clips/1990/1990.Computerworld.GNU-Softwar...

This 1990 Computerworld article mentions that Lotus compiled all their Unix applications with gcc. Given the timeframe involved, this likely means early gcc 1.x and supporting tools

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