Word Pro was based upon Ami Pro (originally published by Samna). Install: Unpack all files to a common directory off the root of your hard drive.
Lotus Word Pro 96 - Lotus Development Corporation AugRelease W70.642.0 This archive is the contents of 15 - 1.44 Mb floppy disks.
Use an earlier version of DOS.ĮN Word Pro 96 (floppy install) W70.642.0 Important: It seems to be incompatible with DOS 5.0 or later. Scroll lock allows you to move the window using the arrow keys. F10 brings up the accessory menu, which lets you quit. Here are a few hints to get started: - Activate the configuration menu: shift-alt-? - Press shift-alt and a letter to activate other accessories. It was followed up by at least one update, Lotus Metro 1.1. It was primarily targeted at existing users of Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony. It also include macro functionality for automating tasks comparable to Borland SuperKey. In addition to performing small tasks without exiting their primary program, Metro can copy information from or to the screen. A user can call up these tools while almost any other DOS program is running. Metro includes an appointment book, phone book, scheduler, calculator, clipboard, and a text editor. We explain who would use the product and describe what problem the product is designed to solve.Lotus Metro is a set of resident desktop management tools similar to Borland Sidekick or Popcorn desktop.
Read our field-tested reviews of hardware and software in TechRepublic's Product Spotlight newsletter, delivered each Thursday. Give your own personal review in the TechRepublic Community Forums or let us know if you think we left anything out in our review. Have you encountered or used the Lotus Symphony office suite? If so, what do you think? Rate your experience and compare the results to what other TechRepublic members think. Beyond that, you best look towards OpenOffice or Microsoft Office (depending upon where your budget wants to take you). Lotus Symphony would be an outstanding solution for any business looking to cover only the basics: Word processing, spreadsheet, and presentations. If, however, you are looking for a Swiss Army Knife-like suite of tools, look the other way. If you or your business is looking for a simple, cost-effective solution for an office suite, then Lotus Symphony might be just the ticket. Add some font smoothing into the mix and the interface would look quite a bit better. In fact, the font rendering in Symphony on Linux looks more like what OpenOffice did in the '90s. When you can get OpenOffice for the same price (Free) which also includes a database application, a simple drawing application, and more, why turn to a pared down suite of tools?Īnother issue is the font rendering in Linux isn't the best. Some will find the inclusion of only three tools in the Symphony suite of applications a major drawback.
Note: Windows installer does not support AMD64 CPU with XP/Vista 64 bit platforms installed.Hard drive memory: At least 750MB of free disk space on Linux, at least 540MB on Mac OS, and at least 540MB on Windows.