Framework III
Originally created by Forefront Corporation for Ashton-Tate and first released in 1984, Framework was an early integrated office suite for DOS. It has a built in word processor, spreadsheet, database, outliner, graphing, and telecommunications.
Framework provides a text-based "gui", including windowing and menus. All of the different components behave in similar, consistent ways.
The Framework office suite is historically distinguished as the first all-in-one office suite for IBM PC compatible computers.
The spreadsheet component is also unique, as its design let it support "3D" spreadsheets.
Initially, Framework competed against Epson's Z-80 CP/M based Valdocs integrated office suite, and the Macintosh. It later competed against Lotus Symphony and Microsoft Works.
Wanted: Framework V, later versions.
Information
- Product type
- Application Word Processor Spreadsheet Graphics Communications Database
- Vendor
- Ashton-Tate
- Release date
- 1989
- Minimum CPU
- 8088
- User interface
- Text
- Platform
- DOS
- Download count
- 4 (3 for release)
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ashton-Tate Framework III 1.0 (1988) (5.25-360k) |
III 1.0 | English |
|
3.69MB | 0 |
 Ashton-Tate Framework III 1.0 (1988) [French] (3.5-720k) (SCP) |
III 1.0 | French |
|
50.48MB | 0 |
|
Ashton-Tate Framework III 1.0 (1989) [British English] (5.25-360k) |
III 1.0 | British English |
|
1.52MB | 0 |
|
Ashton-Tate Framework III 1.1 (1988) (5.25-360k) |
III 1.1 | English |
|
4.64MB | 3 |
|
Ashton-Tate Framework III 1.1 (1989) [Dutch] (5.25-360k) |
III 1.1 | Dutch |
|
27.65MB | 0 |