Lucid 3-D Explained

Lucid 3-D[1] was a spreadsheet package that began in the MS-DOS era;[2] Windows support came later.[3] [4]

History

Sam 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

Lucid 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

Data files were stored using the extension ".lcw" (Dot LCW).[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. InfoWorld . Lucid 3-D. February 1, 1988 . 44 . Lucid 3D comes with a reference manual in the form of ... Lucid 3D can display up to nine overlapping spreadsheet windows.
  2. WinWorld. Lucid 3-D 2.x . Lucid 3-D 2.x. Lucid 3-D, created by PCSG, Inc. and sold by DacEasy, Inc., is a spreadsheet program for MS-DOS.
  3. Web site: 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..
  4. Web site: Lucid announces Windows version of spreadsheet.. NLA.gov.au.
  5. Web site: About the Ezian Company. In 1983, Redman was the founder of PCSG, later named Lucid Corporation, ....
  6. Web site: LUCID CONFERENCE - MODEL 100 SIG August 3,1986. Redman and Michael Stanford Co-founders of Portable Computer Support Group .. (PCSG).
  7. Web site: Lucid's History. ... they incorporated as PCSG corporation (Portable Computer Support Group)..
  8. Bryan . Marvin . February 6, 1989 . Multidimensional concept gains momentum . PC Week . Ziff-Davis . 6 . 5 . 106 et seq. . Gale.
  9. InfoWorld. January 16, 1989 . Lucid 3-D VERSION 1.22 . Lucid 3-D is the only major memory- resident spreadsheet available for the PC. The product was originally developed in 1984 as ....
  10. italicized is the heading of pages 2 & 3 of a four page ad published September 1988.
  11. PC Magazine, Sept. 29,'87/p.29, Oct. 27,'87/p.88, Nov. 10,'87/p.90
  12. Web site: 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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