DOS / Office
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Ashton-Tate Framework III 1.0 and 1.1
Originally created by Forefront Corporation for Ashton-Tate and first released in 1984, Framework was an early integrated office suite for DOS. It has a built in word processor, spreadsheet, database, outliner, graphing, and telecommunications. Framework provides a text-based "gui", including windowing and menus. All of the different components behave in similar, consistent ways. The Framework office suite is historically distinguished as the first all-in-one office suite for IBM PC compatible computers. The spreadsheet component is also unique, as its design let it support "3D" spreadsheets. Released in 1988 by Ashton-Tate for DOS.
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DOS / DBMS
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db3 III plus 1.1
Famous DBMS in DOS era, enjoy it ... sugar
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DOS / DBMS
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dBase II 2
Older version of famous databases from Ashton Tate
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DOS / DBMS
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dBASE II (full) 2.4
dBase II is a relational database application. This archive contains seven 160k floppy disk images for the IBM PC platform in raw and ImageDisk format. This includes the application, On-Disk tutorials, Screen Editor, Sample Programs, and a Demo disk.
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DOS / DBMS
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dBase III Plus 1.0
dBase III Plus 1.0 5.25 inch floppy disk (4) version
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dBase III Plus 1.1
On 5.25" floppy.
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NL
dBASE III Plus 1.1
dBASE III Plus Dutch version, copied from eight 5.25" disks
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DOS / DBMS
IT
dBase III PLUS ita III PLUS - Version 1.0
dBase III PLUS Version 1.0 Versione italiana a cura della Editrice Italiana Software
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Dbase III Plus PT Brazil 1.0
Dbase em português do Brasil e o único por aqui na Vetusware
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ES
dBase III plus Spanish 1.0
Classic data base in Spanish
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DOS / DBMS
ES
Dbase III+ 1.0
dBase is one of the first database management systems for microcomputers, and the most successful in its day. The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together.
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DOS / Utility
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Exploring Pascal 1.0
This is a disk included with a SofDesign tutorial book for Pascal. Archive includes one 360K 5.25" floppy disk image.
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Framework II
Framework II contains a larger, faster and more powerful spreadsheet and an advanced word processor that includes an 80,000-word spell checker, visible page breaks and a built-in mailmerge capability. The two primary functions are supported by fully-integrated telecommunications, database, outlining and graphics modules in addition to an expanded and well-documented programming language. Framework II retains a consistent command structure throughout all functions, providing users with unparalleled ease of learning.
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Framework II 1.1
Originally created by Forefront Corporation for Ashton-Tate and first released in 1984, Framework was an early integrated office suite for DOS. It has a built in word processor, spreadsheet, database, outliner, graphing, and telecommunications.
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Framework III
Originally created by Forefront Corporation for Ashton-Tate and first released in 1984, Framework was an early integrated office suite for DOS. It has a built in word processor, spreadsheet, database, outliner, graphing, and telecommunications. Framework provides a text-based "gui", including windowing and menus. All of the different components behave in similar, consistent ways. Archive includes ten 360K 5.25" floppy disk images.
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DOS / Office
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Framework 4 4
Unzip all files into same directory. Run FW.EXE Enjoy.
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Framework 4 4.0
Framework 4 integrated office package for text. spreadsheet, database and communication running on DOS. Decompress the *.rar archive an you will get 12 floppy image files in winimage format. You will need 720K DOS formattet floppys to generate installtion floppy - set.
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DOS / Office
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Framework II 1.1
Framework, launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the PC 8086 with the MS-DOS operating system. ValDocs, an even earlier integrated suite, actually comparable to the original Macintosh of 1984 and Apple Lisa of 1982 was produced by Epson, a complete integrated work station based on the previous Zilog Z80 processor and CP/M operating system with GUI and "WYSIWYG" typography on the monitor and printing. Framework offered all this however in the first all-in-one package to run on any PC platform. It was preceded by a few months by its close rival Lotus Symphony. Unlike other integrated products Framework was not created as "plug-in" modules with similar look and feel but as a single windowing workspace representing a desktop metaphor that could manage and outline "Frames" sharing a common underlying format. The initial release included about a dozen or so frame types (identified by a FRED function, @frametype). Frame types included containers which could be filled up with other frames, empty frames which could become other type of frames based on user input, formulas embedded in them or program output targeting them, word processor frames, flat-database frames and spreadsheet as well as graphic frames. Later versions included a frame type that can hold compiled executable code and the current version include an external type handled by separate applications running on the host operating system. Framework built-in interpreter, the FRED (Frame Editor) computer language, was based on Lisp and included an Eval function. It applied to all text and frame type across the product. Framework could be considered a predecessor to the present GUI window metaphor as well as integrated interpreters. The spreadsheet program was superior in its day, offering true 3D capability, where spreadsheets could form outline which can be "opened" to reveal a separate spreadsheet as well as other frame types—a feat of sheer convenient function never again seen and further enhanced in much later versions. Robert Carr and Marty Mazner founded Forefront Corporation to develop Framework in 1983. In July of that year, they approached Ashton-Tate to provide the capital and to later market the product. Together with a team of six other individuals, Carr and company released the original Framework. The product proved successful enough that in 1985, Ashton-Tate bought Forefront, a year sooner than planned. The original team, now working for Ashton-Tate, continued to enhance the product producing Framework II (1985), Framework III (1988-1989)[1] and finally in 1991, the last Ashton-Tate's version, Framework IV. Beginning with Framework II, the company also produced Framework II Runtime and Framework II Developer's Toolkit. These products allowed application developers to create business applications using the built-in FRED programming language. Although Ashton-Tate humorously advertised that "Lotus uses Framework",[2] Framework failed to gain more than a fraction of the market share needed to become a workplace standard. Lotus 1-2-3 was able to successfully capture most of the spreadsheet market and after a number of setbacks regarding Ashton-Tate's flag product, dBASE, Borland bought Ashton-Tate and later sold Framework to Selections & Functions, Inc. Present versions include the FrameworkPascal compiler which extend Framework with Windows API interface. Framework works on most versions of Microsoft Windows. Framework 7 was the last version which can be run on Windows 95/98/ME or on DOS. Framework 8 and 9 only run on Windows XP. Beginning with Framework V (Framework 5), Selections and Functions introduced only a few features - mainly features required to prevent the office suite from becoming out-of-date. For example, Framework VII (Framework 7) introduced long file names, the Euro symbol and the ability to display pictures in Framework. Framework VIII (Framework 8) introduced the ability to display JPEG and .BMP files and to load such files into Framework databases. Of particular importance, all of the Selections and Functions' versions of Framework added the ability to share "cut and paste" (memory buffer data) between Windows and Framework. For detailed feature lists and screen shots see the Framework homepage listed below. Selections and Functions is nevertheless still selling Framework - although no price is available publicly. Programmers at Work (ISBN 0-914845-71-3) credits Robert Carr as the designer and principal developer of Framework.
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DOS / Office
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Framework III 3
Framework III by Ashton-Tate in 13 installation 360K disks.
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Framework III 3
just unzip in folder and run
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Framework III 3.0
English version of Ashton-Tate's Framework III. Just unzip and run.
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DOS / Office
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Framework III in 13 IMG 360K disk format
Framework III by Ashton-Tate in 13 IMG 360K format disk images.
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DOS / Office
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Framework IV 1.0
The Disks are labelled with Ashton-Tate name, but was rebranded under Borland.
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