Is Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4...

[ChloeH78]

Can I upgrade that with Lotus 123 Millennium Edition 9.5 upgrade????

(If you recall Release 4 was all on floppy's and was released to be used with Windows 3.1..this office only has that version and they want to upgrade, so I was just wondering if that was possible.)

Thanks
Chloe

 

[DaleWatson123321]

Hi Chloe,

In all likelihood, version 9.5 will require at least Windows 95, so your office should expect to have to upgrade from Windows 3.1, if that's what your office still has.

I expect that version 5 might run on Windows 3.1.

However, a major consideration, in my humble opinion, and seemingly also that of MANY others, judging by the response to the posting "is Lotus 123 Release 5 compatible with Windows 2000???”… is whether to make the HUGE JUMP, when in fact you might be better off with Release 5.

There’s obviously GOOD reason for SO MANY Lotus 123 users sticking with Release 5. Rather than go into detail (again), I would suggest that you read some of the comments (many of them mine) in the other thread just mentioned.

I can tell you that Release 5 is a significant improvement over version 4, and as mentioned in the other thread, is STILL the BEST spreadsheet software on the market, in my opinion. The modern day version of Excel does SIMPLE things VERY well, but DIFFICULT tasks are EXTREMELY challenging as compared to Lotus 123 version 5.

Regards, ...Dale Watson dwatson@bsi.gov.mb.ca

 

[ChloeH78]

Where can I buy version 5? I was on the Lotus homepage and it wasn't even listed.

Help please!!
Thanks.

 

[DaleWatson123321]

Chloe,

I just contacted a local IBM rep responsible for marketing Lotus products.

He will check into your request to purchase Lotus 123 Release 5, and get back to me soon. He says that will be either this afternoon, or if he can't get the info this afternoon, then it will be sometime next week.

I'll post his response just as soon as I obtain it.

If anyone else has information to contribute on this request, it's certainly welcome.

Regards, ...Dale Watson dwatson@bsi.gov.mb.ca

 

[drdebit]

At this writing there is a copy of lotus 5 on ebay closing in 11 hours with a current bid of $1.