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		selcuka on March 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lotus 1-2-3 arbitrary resolution Lotus 1-2-3 was the killer application. It was the reason for many people for buying a computer.

tibbydudeza on March 3, 2021 [–]

A PC was not fully IBM compatible unless it could run Lotus 1-2-3.

bitwize on March 3, 2021 | [–]

Basically, if it could run the IBM PC versions of Lotus and Flight Simulator, it was deemed "100% IBM compatible".

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