otk_010199
Re:WordPerfect for UNIX (1992)
on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @05:23PM (#32172518)
A potential fourth option for free as in beer WordPerfect if you're comfortable with Apple II/Apple IIGS emulation.
https://gswv.apple2.org.za/a2zine/Sel/WordPerfectPD.html (II/GS WordPerfect homepage) https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.apple2/c/LFkDFMYo_LQ (original release announcement) https://www.callapple.org/vintage-apple-computers/apple-iigs... (Y2K patched version)
n.b. since this is marked as "dedicated to the public domain" on the release website, I wonder whether it would be legally permissible to disassemble these versions, produce listings, and use them to produce a FOSS cross platform descendant (keeping in mind the usual issues around trademark law)
Re:Lotus 1-2-3 For Linux
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