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About Lotus Symphony IBM Lotus Symphony is an office productivity suite that includes apps for creating documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. It is completely free of charge and is built on OpenOffice.org technology and supports Open Document Format standards. IBM Lotus Symphony is an Office Suite for processing Microsoft documents. It can read create, edit and share these types of files. It is developed by IBM Lotus Software.

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SmartSuite is a discontinued office suite from Lotus Software. The company made versions of its office suite for IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows.

Status[edit]

SmartSuite is no longer supported and maintained.

SmartSuite used to be in maintenance mode, and supported with fixes and fixpacks on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. SmartSuite is not officially supported by IBM on versions of Windows after XP, but it does work well on both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Vista and of Windows 7, if the installer and applications are run with XP compatibility mode set for the executable files. IBM has no plans to release an official Windows 7-compatible version of SmartSuite.^[2]

eComStation 1.0 included the OS/2 version of Smartsuite.^[3] It was an optional extra in later versions of eComStation.^[4]ArcaOS does not include Smartsuite, but is able to run it.^[5]

In 2007, IBM introduced a new office suite called IBM Lotus Symphony, unrelated to the Lotus Symphony integrated application suite that Lotus previously released.

In July 2012 the price for a user licence of Lotus SmartSuite 9.8 was US-$342.00 when purchased directly through the IBM website.^[6]

In May 2013, IBM announced the withdrawal of SmartSuite. Marketing of the product ended in June 2013, followed by all support ceasing in September 2014. IBM has also announced that there will be no replacement for SmartSuite.^[7]

Components[edit]

The following applications are included in SmartSuite for Microsoft Windows:

• Lotus Word Pro — word processor; previously called Ami Pro; .lwp files
• Lotus 1-2-3 — spreadsheet; .123, .wk1, .wk3, .wk4 files
• Lotus Freelance Graphics — presentation software; .prz files
• Lotus Approach — relational database; .apr (data entry and reports), .dbf (database) files
• Lotus Organizer — personal information manager; .org, .or2, .or3 files
• Lotus SmartCenter — a toolbar that let users quickly access programs, calendar, Internet bookmarks, and other resources
• Lotus FastSite — web design software; .htm files
• Lotus ScreenCam — screen recording software for demos and tutorials; .scm, .exe, .wav files

Version history[edit]

Microsoft Windows[edit]

• (1994) - SmartSuite 2.1 (Ami Pro 3.0, 1-2-3 4.0, Freelance Graphics 2.0, Approach 2.0 and Organizer 1.1)
• (1995) - SmartSuite 3.1 (Windows 3.11) — (Lotus 1-2-3 ver. 5, Approach 3.0, Ami Pro 3.1, Freelance Graphics 2.1, Organizer 2.1, ScreenCam 1.1).^[8]
• (1995) - SmartSuite 4.0 (Windows 3.11) - ^[9]
• (1996) - SmartSuite 97 — Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 (1-2-3 97, Word Pro 97, Approach 97, Freelance Graphics 97, Organizer 97, ScreenCam 4.0 and SmartCenter)
• (1997) - SmartSuite 4.5 (Windows 3.11) - (Word Pro 97 Edition for Windows 3.1.) ^[10]
• (1999) - SmartSuite Millennium Edition (9.5) — (Organizer 5.0, Fastsite release 2, WordPro Millennium Edition, 1-2-3 Millennium Edition, Freelance Graphics Millennium Edition, Approach Millennium Edition, SmartCenter and ScreenCam).
• (2002) October 2002: Latest version: SmartSuite Millennium Edition 9.8.
  • Fixpack 2 was the last version provided to the general public. All subsequent releases were only available to IBM Passport Advantage subscribers. Fixpack 3 was released in October 2005 and Fixpack 4 in October 2006. A subsequent Fixpack 5 was released in October 2007 followed by Fixpack 6 in December 2008, although these Fixpacks only contained changes to the Lotus Approach database software.^[11]

Compatibility[edit]

Most SmartSuite programs are capable of reading and writing the corresponding Microsoft Office files. The Microsoft programs, however, are capable of reading only a few vintage formats of the Lotus programs, such as the older 1-2-3 .wks and .wk1 files. Furthermore, several of the SmartSuite components provide functionality not found in the Microsoft Office suite, for example Lotus FastSite and Lotus SmartCenter.

IBM vs Microsoft[edit]

In his finding of facts for United States v. Microsoft, Judge Jackson determined that because of IBM's marketing of Lotus SmartSuite, and other alternatives to Microsoft products (like World Book electronic encyclopedia instead of Microsoft's Encarta^[12]), Microsoft 'punished the IBM PC Company with higher prices, a late license for Windows 95, and the withholding of technical and marketing support.'^[13]

Microsoft did not grant IBM OEM rights for Windows 95 until 15 minutes prior to the release of Windows 95, August 24, 1995. Because of this uncertainty, IBM machines were sold without Windows 95, while Compaq, HP, and other indulgent companies sold machines with Windows 95 from day one.^[14]

See also[edit]

• Lotus Multi-Byte Character Set (LMBCS)

References[edit]

1. ^'Software withdrawal and discontinuance of support: Lotus SmartSuite , Lotus Organizer and Lotus 123'. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. ^Information about SmartSuite and Organizer working on the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system
3. ^'eComStation 1.0 Manual'(PDF). Retrieved 2020-09-03.
4. ^'eComStation — OS/2 Renewed'. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
5. ^'Installing Lotus SmartSuite on ArcaOS'. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
6. ^IBM Lotus SmartSuite User License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months (D5CTSLL) per https://www-112.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/buyingtools/paexpress/Express?P0=E1&part_number=D5CTSLL&catalogLocale=en_US&locale=en_US&country=USA&PT=html (31. July 2012))
7. ^Software withdrawal and discontinuance of support: Lotus SmartSuite , Lotus Organizer and Lotus 123
8. ^LOTUS SHIPS SMARTSUITE 3.1 FOR WINDOWS; NEW RELEASE FEATURES ORGANIZER 2.0, AUTOMATED INSTALLATION AND SMARTCENTER 2.0
9. ^LOTUS ANNOUNCES SMARTSUITE 4.0 FOR WINDOWS 3.1 FEATURES NEW PRICING; NEW VERSIONS OF WORD PRO, ORGANIZER AND SCREENCAM
10. ^Lotus Announces Availability of New SmartSuite 4.5 for Windows 3.1 Featuring Internet-enabled Word Pro Word Processor
11. ^Fix list for SmartSuite for Windows 9.8 and fix packs
12. ^Court's finding of fact, United States Department of Justice, Sec. 127. November 5, 1999
13. ^'Full text of Judge Jackson's findings of fact'. CNet., Sec. 116. January 2007
14. ^'Full text of Judge Jackson's findings of fact'. CNet., Sec. 125. January 2007

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Lotus Symphony was an integrated software package for creating and editing text, spreadsheets, charts and other documents on the MS-DOS operating systems. It was released by Lotus Development as a follow-on to its popular spreadsheet program, Lotus 1-2-3,^[1] and was produced from 1984–1992. Lotus Jazz on the Apple Macintosh was a sibling product.

IBM revived the name Lotus Symphony in 2007 for a new office suite based on OpenOffice.org, but the two programs are otherwise unrelated.

History[edit]

Lotus 1-2-3 had originally been billed as an integrated product with spreadsheet, database and graphing functions (hence the name '1-2-3'). Other products described as 'integrated', such as Ashton-Tate's Framework and AppleWorks, from Apple Computer, normally included word processor functionality. Symphony was Lotus' response.

Overview[edit]

Symphony for MS-DOS is a program that loads entirely into memory on startup, and can run as an MS-DOS task on versions of Microsoft Windows (3.x/95/98/ME). Using the Command Prompt, and a .pif file, Symphony can also be used on Windows XP and its successors.^{[citation needed]}

Using ALT+F10 the user can alternate among the five 'environments' of the program, each a rendering of the same underlying data. The environments are:

• SHEET, a spreadsheet program very similar to 1-2-3
• DOC, a word processor
• GRAPH, a graphical charting program
• FORM, a table-based database management system
• COMM, a communications program

Several 'add-in applications' can be 'attached' and activated, extending Symphony's capabilities, including a powerful macro manager, a document outliner, a spell-checker, statistics, various communications configurations, and a tutorial, which demonstrates Symphony usage by running macros. The program allows the screen to be split into panes and distinct Windows, showing different views of the underlying data simultaneously, each of which can display any of the five environments. The user is then able to see that changes made in one environment are reflected in others simultaneously, perhaps the package's most interesting feature.

All the data that Symphony handles is kept in spreadsheet-like cells. The other environments—word processing, database, communications, graphics—in essence only change the display format and focus of that data (including available menus, special keys, and functionality), which can be saved and retrieved as .WR1 files.

Symphony was designed to work completely in the standard 640k of conventional memory, supplemented by any expanded memory. Similar and competitive packages included SmartWare, Microsoft Works, Context MBA, Framework, Enable and Ability Office.

Symphony's spreadsheet engine was similar to, but not the same as the one used in Lotus 1-2-3, once the most popular of its kind. Additional enhancements included:

• The ability to create unique application looking spreadsheets using customizable macro driven menus and display Windows. The result being menu driven applications that, to the user, resembled little of their original spreadsheet heritage.
• A rearranged worksheet menu, placing COPY as the first menu item, then the other most frequently used items after that.
• Additional @ formula functions building on 1-2-3's spreadsheet only formulas.
• Multiple menu systems, retaining 1-2-3's uniquely identified first-character menu items.
• The addition of the TAB key to anchor ranges, instead of just using the period key.
• The ability to copy 'to a location' and end up at that location, instead of at the copy 'from location.'

Symphony put the power of the spreadsheet at the user's fingertips and used all of the available keys on IBM's 84-key PC keyboard. In this way, the user could use both hands to select menu functions, navigate menus and spreadsheets, as well as, all other Symphony functions by touch. The introduction of the 104-key keyboard and later ergonomic keyboards diluted this advantage.

Compared to other word processors of the day such as MicroproWordStar 3.3, WordPerfect 4.2, and Microsoft Word 2.0, Symphony's word processing environment was simple, but effective and uncomplicated.

Compared to other database programs of the day—Ashton-Tate's dBase III, MDBS Knowledgeman, Borland Paradox 2.0 and Borland Reflex 1.0—Symphony's FORM environment was not as robust, lacking the analytical abilities of Reflex and the pseudo relational power of dBase III. However, it was integrated directly into the spreadsheet and included the ability to 'generate' a FORM from spreadsheet fields. The generator would automatically create the database input form, all the underlying spreadsheet architecture, with range names and query fields, turning a simple spreadsheet into an instant database in seconds. 3.0-Symphony extended earlier enhancements with additional add-ons, most notably:

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• WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) GUI (graphical user interface) and the addition of mouse support
• BASE, the ability to integrate with any dBase IV file, no matter its size.
• ExtraK add-on, extending memory capabilities for spreadsheet larger than 4MB.

Like its predecessor Lotus 1-2-3, Symphony contained a reasonably powerful programming language referred to as its 'Symphony Command Language (or SCL) ', which could be saved either within a spreadsheet or separately in 'libraries' in the form of macros: lists of menu operations, data, and other macro keywords. (One is 'menucall,' which allows users to call their own menus, embedded into spreadsheets, which behave just like Symphony's own.) Symphony's 'learn' mode for macro recording automated this process, helping the end-user to quickly write macros to duplicate repetitive tasks or to go beyond that, without the need to understand computer programming. One of the most significant features of Symphony was the integration of the various modules using this command language. In its day, it was one of the few programs that would be able to log onto a stock market source, select data using dynamic or pre-assigned criteria, place that data into a spreadsheet, perform calculations, then chart the data and print out the results. All of this could take place unattended on a preset schedule.

See also[edit]

• Lotus Multi-Byte Character Set (LMBCS)

References[edit]

1. ^Lotus advertisement, Computerworld, July 16, 1984, pg. 66-67

External links[edit]

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• Dinosaur Sightings: Lotus Symphony 3.0 (for DOS) by Greg Shultz, TechRepublic

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