Lucid 3-D[1] was a spreadsheet package that began in the MS-DOS era;[2] Windows support came later. [3][4]
History
editSam Redman[5] and Michael Stanford[6] incorporated as PCSG corporation (Portable Computer Support Group).[7]
Their Lucid 3-D spreadsheet was marketed by Dac Software of Dallas, Texas.[8]
Features
editLucid 3-D was considered noteworthy at the time for being "the only major memory-resident spreadsheet available for the PC".[9]
The selling point of the product was being "three dimensional. Any cell of the spreadsheet can contain a complete other spreadsheet that you can access with a single keystroke."[10]
Another technical feature was what their ads called "not only minimal recalc, but background recalc".[11]
The Windows versions could display "up to nine overlapping spreadsheet windows".[1]
File extension
editData files were stored using the extension ".lcw" (Dot LCW).[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lucid 3-D". InfoWorld. February 1, 1988. p. 44.
Lucid 3D comes with a reference manual in the form of ... Lucid 3D can display up to nine overlapping spreadsheet windows
- ^ "Lucid 3-D 2.x". WinWorld.
Lucid 3-D 2.x. Lucid 3-D, created by PCSG, Inc. and sold by DacEasy, Inc., is a spreadsheet program for MS-DOS
- ^ "Lucid 3-D Professional Spreadsheet for Home And Office".
REVIEW: Lucid 3-D for Windows is easy to learn, takes full advantage of Windows, designed to make 3-D charts look good, and features over 50 templates.
- ^ "Lucid announces Windows version of spreadsheet". NLA.gov.au.
- ^ "About the Ezian Company".
In 1983, Redman was the founder of PCSG, later named Lucid Corporation, ...
- ^ "LUCID CONFERENCE - MODEL 100 SIG August 3,1986".
Redman and Michael Stanford Co-founders of Portable Computer Support Group .. (PCSG)
- ^ "Lucid's History".
... they incorporated as PCSG corporation (Portable Computer Support Group).
- ^ Bryan, Marvin (February 6, 1989). "Multidimensional concept gains momentum". PC Week. 6 (5). Ziff-Davis: 106 et seq. – via Gale.
- ^ "Lucid 3-D VERSION 1.22". InfoWorld. January 16, 1989.
Lucid 3-D is the only major memory- resident spreadsheet available for the PC. The product was originally developed in 1984 as ...
- ^ italicized is the heading of pages 2 & 3 of a four page ad published September 1988.
- ^ PC Magazine, September 29, 1987 page 29
- ^ "Open LCW files - File extension LCW".
.lcw - Lucid 3-D Spreadsheet. LCW file is a Lucid 3-D Spreadsheet. Lucid 3-D is a low cost spreadsheet program with several unique features
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