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software house, reaching version 3.0. Organizer was subsequently acquired by

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, for whom the package was a

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Status

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Versions

Microsoft Windows

Organizer was a part of Lotus SmartSuite, but was also sold as a single application. The latest releases of SmartSuite did not include the current version of Organizer; it was sold separately only. Versions up to 2 were 16-bit programs. Later versions are 32-bit programs.

IBM OS/2

The first OS/2 version was released in 1998. Until then, the Windows 16-bit version had been used. The last version is 1.7 from 2001. Later revisions of SmartSuite did not upgrade Organizer, although some fixes have been made. Organizer for OS/2 uses the .or4 file format. This means that it cannot exchange data files with the later Windows versions, other than by importing and exporting data. The features and user interface for Organizer for OS/2 are similar to that of Organizer 97 for Windows. It lacks later improvements, such as importing and exporting

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files, and synchronisation with PDAs.

Mac OS

Lotus Organizer 97 GS was released for classic Mac OS in 1997 with features similar to the Windows version, including integration with Lotus Notes calendars and address books.

References

Threadz Organizer 3.0 review
by Newsbytes from June 5, 1992. Accessed 2006-08-08.

by Jack Schofield of

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IBM FAQ Technote
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External links

Lotus Organizer home pageLotus SmartSuite home pageLotus Organizer in SmartSuite Forum

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