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538:"Multiplan"
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264:Lotus 1-2-3
201:portability
170:spreadsheet
150:Spreadsheet
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882:Comparison
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736:As-Easy-As
731:AppleWorks
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298:Apple Lisa
283:Bill Gates
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769:NeoOffice
708:PlanMaker
431:0199-6649
418:InfoWorld
346:Multiplan
331:Reception
302:Microsoft
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185:computers
174:Microsoft
166:Multiplan
51:Microsoft
20:Multiplan
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676:(online)
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359:See also
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221:TI-99/4A
187:running
178:VisiCalc
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98:Apple II
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