Lotus articles from December 1990

Lotus archives from December 1990

Why our awards are the best. (Staff Letter)
December 1, 1990... Why Our Awards Are the Best Before you groan over receiving yet another computer publication touting products worthy of awards, a few words about why this one is different. Our list of the best microcomputer software, 1-2-3 add-ins,...

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December 1, 1990... @ERR In "Stock-Analysis Worksheet" (April, page 28), there's a typo in line 78 of figure 7. It should read as follows: {PUT stok 1,0,@ROWS(@@(curstk))-1,fdate} In "Counting the Beans While Counting the Beans" (November, page 70), the...

High-stakes games. (video games for the microcomputer market) (includes related article on hot games for 1991)
December 1, 1990... High-Stakes Games If you loved Super Mario Bros., the CD-ROM version will knock you out. Developers of PC-based game software are scrambling to get ready for the next generation of TV-based video-game machines. These new machines, such...

Lotus acquires Samna Corp. (Lotus Development Corp.)
December 1, 1990... Lotus Acquires Samna Corp. Lotus Development Corp. announced plans to acquire Samna Corp., developers of Ami and Ami Professional word processors for Microsoft Windows. In a stock tender offer that was scheduled to begin in early November,...

A new way to buy Lotus software. (Lotus Development Corp.)
December 1, 1990... A New Way to Buy Lotus Software ComputerLand Canada and Lotus Development Corp. recently began testing a unique software-distribution system called Lotus Choices. In the pilot program, the Canadian computer dealer (no relation to the...

Lotus/Microsoft technology link. (Lotus Development Corp.)
December 1, 1990... Lotus/Microsoft Technology Link Lotus Development Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are cooperating on a specification that will help link applications more tightly. What is currently known as the Compound Document Protocol Specification (CDPS) is an...

Lotus, Paperback settle suit. (Lotus Development Corp., Paperback Software International)
December 1, 1990... Lotus, Paperback Settle Suit An out-of-court settlement ended Lotus Development Corp.'s copyright-violation lawsuit against Paperback Software International of Berkeley, Calif., and Stephenson Software of Vancouver, British Columbia. The...

The most popular 1-2-3 add-ins: the 13 winners dramatically expand 1-2-3's ability to analyze, connect, distill, debug, polish and print. (Lotus magazine's top 13 software add-ins for Lotus 1-2-3)
December 1, 1990... THE MOST POPULAR 1.2.3 ADD.INS One of 1-2-3's most endearing qualities is that its rows and columns are an open invitation to innovation. And the guests, in the form of 1-2-3 enhancement products, keep right on coming. There are about...

Our Readers' Choice Awards. (Lotus Magazine)
December 1, 1990... OUR READERS' CHOICE AWARDS Awards are as fashionable in the software industry as they are in Hollywood. And they can be nearly as entertaining. The "Best Database with Gray and Black Packaging" seems to be the computer industry's...

Software for the '90s. (Lotus magazine's awards for software likely to have the biggest impact in the future)
December 1, 1990... SOFTWARE FOR THE '90s We admit it. Rather than rely on purportedly "objective" criteria to pick the key new software of the year, LOTUS took a subjective approach. Sales receipts may seem a rational way to measure importance, but...

Intel packs a computer on a chip: the 386 SL promises to make portables even more portable. (includes related article on flash memory) (product announcement)
December 1, 1990... Intel Packs a Computer on a Chip In the last 30 years, computers have shrunk fromthe size of a suburban garage to somewhat smaller than a breadbox. Truly tiny systems are coming soon, thanks to recent advances in miniaturized electronics...

DOS and your hard disk: take charge of the directory tree, and copy and erase files. (Start Here) (tutorial)
December 1, 1990... DOS and Your Hard Disk The more software you use, the more likely it is that your hard disk contains a variety of subdirectories. You may have directories for application software such as spreadsheets, databases, and word processors, and...

Looking over overlooked features: macros that move specialized functions into the mainstream. (using macros to explore features of newer versions of Lotus 1-2-3) (tutorial)
December 1, 1990... Looking Over Overlooked Features It's not always easy to understand the unique features in the newer releases of 1-2-3. In this article, we'll explore some of these features by building macros that can simplify your work. Some...

Sorting through the database noise: Paradox, Rbase, and Clarion pressure dBase. (Review of Reviews, includes related article summarizing the best flat-file and relational database management systems)
December 1, 1990... Sorting Through the Database Noise If you rely on the PC press for information on databases, chances are you're confused. It's fascinating to follow an industry in the throes of redefining its future with Structured Query Language...

Bottom-up planning: middle managers rally around Eaton's strategic system based on 1-2-3 and Symphony. (the use of Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony in Eaton Corp's strategic planning process)
December 1, 1990... Bottom-up Planning Bottom-up Planning Cleveland-based Eaton Corporation is an "autonomously managed" company. Senior management sets goals, gives division managers a variety of tools to reach the goals, and lets them go to work. So it...

The best Lotus user applications: 1-2-3 and Symphony have had a dramatic effect on American business.
December 1, 1990... THE BEST LOTUS USER APPLICATIONS Picking the best applications of 1-2-3 and Symphony was no easy task. With more than 11 million copies in use, there's simply no way to find out what everybody is doing. Sophisticated spreadsheet...

Biotech breakthrough: Cetus builds a business with a simple macro link to lab instruments. (Cetus uses Lotus 1-2-3 and symphony to analyze real-time data)
December 1, 1990... Biotech Breakthrough Eureka! The message on Louis M. Mezei's dot-matrix printer meant an end to weeks of frustrating trial and error. The simple Symphony technique mezei used to deliver it helped assure Cetus Corporation, based in...

Dealmaking at Equico: a 1-2-3 template makes or breaks billion-dollar buyouts. (using a Symphony spreadsheet to evaluate possible corporate acquisitions)
December 1, 1990... Dealmaking at Equico Two weeks after Cleveland Christophe joined the TLC Group L.P. in 1987, the New York-based leveraged-buyout firm asked him to evaluate the possible purchase of Beatrice International Food Company from Kohlberg Kravis...

1-2-3 on the farm: visionary veterinarians modernize dairy-farm management. (Dairy Production Medicine Software spreadsheet package)
December 1, 1990... 1-2-3 on the Farm 'Cows are an investment, too." Guided by this simple concept, a pair of veterinarians equipped with Wharton MBAs are using 1-2-3 to change the nature of food-animal veterinary practice and boost the profits of dairy...

Zero failures at IBM: 1-2-3 help make reliable mainframe components. (thermal-conduction modules manufactured at IBM are statistically checked by Lotus 1-2-3-based package)
December 1, 1990... Zero Failures at IBM At first glance, the mock-up thermal-conduction module (TCM) Jim Stevens keeps on his desk seems relatively straightforward: a ceramic square and a metal casing to hold, interconnect, and cool an array of silvery...

Take it to the limit one more time: 1-2-3/G's Solver finds the optimal solution to your business problems. (Lotus Development Corp.'s 1-2-3/G) (tutorial)
December 1, 1990... TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT IT TO THE LIMIT Where to build a warehouse. Which transistor should be your flagship product. When to schedule a factory run. Before the advent of PCs, companies devoted valuable mainframe resources to help make...