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VisiCalc
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VisiCalc was the first spreadsheet computer program, originally released for the Apple II. It is often considered the application that turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, and is considered the Apple II's killer app.
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Lotus 1-2-3
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Lotus 1-2-3 is a spreadsheet program from Lotus Software (now part of IBM). It was the IBM PC's first "killer application"; its huge popularity in the mid-1980s contributed significantly to the success of the IBM PC in the corporate environment.
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SuperCalc
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SuperCalc was a spreadsheet application published in 1980 for the CP/M operating system. An improvement over VisiCalc, SuperCalc was notable for being one of the first spreadsheet programs capable of iteratively solving circular references (cells that depend on each other's results).
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WordPerfect
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WordPerfect is a word processing application owned by Corel with a long history on multiple personal computer platforms.
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Quatro Pro
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Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program developed by Borland and now sold by Corel, most often as part of Corel's WordPerfect Office suite.
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Paradox
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Paradox is a relational database management system currently published by Corel Corporation. It was originally released for DOS by Ansa Software, and then by Borland after it bought the company.
Paradox/DOS was a successful DOS-based database of the late eighties and early nineties. At that time, dBase and its xBase clones (Foxpro, Clipper) dominated the market.
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Edlin
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Edlin is a line editor, and the only text editor provided with early versions of MS-DOS. Although superseded in MS-DOS 5.0 and later by the full-screen edit command, and by Notepad in Microsoft Windows, it continues to be included in the 32-bit versions of current Microsoft operating systems.
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OpenOffice
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OpenOffice.org (OOo), commonly known as OpenOffice, was an open-source office suite. It was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice, acquired Sun Microsystems Sun open-sourced the software as a competitor to Microsoft Office. The project was closed by Oracle Corporation, the then-owner of Sun. Active successor projects include Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice and NeoOffice.
OpenOffice.org's default file format was the OpenDocument Format (ODF), an ISO/IEC standard, which originated with OpenOffice.org. It could also read a wide variety of other file formats, with particular attention to those from Microsoft Office.
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Google Docs
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Google Docs is a collaborative web-based document editor used for drafting, reviewing, commenting, and co-authoring documentation.
- Relevant to technical writing as a collaborative drafting and review tool, especially for early-stage content, SME review, and shared documentation workflows.
- It is supporting rather than core, with broader homes under Collaboration, Cloud, and Productivity.
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QBasic
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QBasic (Microsoft Quick Beginners All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is an IDE and interpreter for a variant of the BASIC programming language which is based on QuickBASIC. Code entered into the IDE is compiled to an intermediate form, and this intermediate form is immediately interpreted on demand within the IDE.
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CorelDRAW
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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is a current professional design suite for vector illustration, page layout, typography, photo editing, and production graphics.
It remains supported and relevant, so it is retained as a current graphic design tool rather than treated as legacy solely because the brand is long-running.
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SideKick
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Borland Sidekick was an early personal information manager (PIM) released by Borland. It was an early and popular terminate and stay resident program (TSR) program for DOS operating systems, which enabled computer users activate the program using a hot key combination.
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QEMM
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Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager (QEMM) was a memory manager produced by Quarterdeck Office Systems in the late 1980s through late 1990s. It was the most popular memory manager for the MS-DOS and other DOS operating systems.
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Norton Guides / Utilities
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Norton Guides were a product family sold by Peter Norton Computing. The guides were written in 1985 for the x86 Assembly Language, C, BASIC, and Forth languages and made available to users via a TSR program that integrated with programming language editors on IBM PC type computers.
Norton Utilities is a utility software suite designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain a computer.
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GWBasic
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GW-BASIC is a dialect of the programming language BASIC developed by Microsoft from BASICA, originally for Compaq. It is otherwise identical to Microsoft/IBM BASICA, but is a fully self-contained executable. It was bundled with MS-DOS operating systems on IBM PC compatibles by Microsoft.
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Harvard Graphics
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Harvard Graphics was a pioneering presentation program developed for DOS and Microsoft Windows Released in 1986 as Harvard Presentation Graphics. Harvard Graphics was one of the first desktop business application software programs that allowed users to incorporate text, information graphics, and charts into custom slideshow presentations.
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Compuserve
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CompuServe (CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS) was the first major commercial online service in the United States. It dominated the field during the 1980s and remained a major player through the mid-1990s, when it was sidelined by the rise of services such as AOL with monthly subscriptions rather than hourly rates.
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PaintShop Pro
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PaintShop Pro is Corel's supported photo-editing and graphic design application for image editing, effects, and visual communication assets.
It supports Skill 4 where production work involves photo editing, screenshot enhancement, and supporting graphics for learning or documentation.
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GIMP
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GIMP is a free and open-source image editor for retouching, compositing, and preparing visual assets.
It is retained as a practical raster graphics production tool for image cleanup, diagrams, screenshots, and supporting graphics.
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Adobe Lightroom
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Adobe Lightroom is Adobe's photo editing, organization, and batch-processing application for professional image workflows. It supports content-development and visual-design work where consistent photography, image correction, and media libraries matter. Additional Resources:
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MySQL
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MySQL is an open-source relational database management system widely used for web applications, enterprise applications, structured data storage, SQL querying, replication, and operational data management.
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Articulate Quizmaker
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Articulate Quizmaker is the classic Studio assessment tool for creating quizzes, surveys, graded questions, and knowledge checks for eLearning courses. It is retained under Articulate and Legacy because it reflects historical assessment-authoring experience inside the Articulate ecosystem. Additional Resources:
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Moodle
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Moodle (acronym for ModularObject-OrientedDynamicLearningEnvironment) is a free software e-learning platform, also known as a LearningManagementSystem, or VirtualLearningEnvironment (VLE).
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WinBatch
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WinBatch is a Windows scripting and automation tool used to automate desktop tasks, administrative workflows, file operations, application control, and repetitive business processes.
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Bash
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Bash is the GNU Bourne Again Shell and a common shell scripting language for Linux, Unix-like systems, automation scripts, command-line workflows, and systems administration tasks. Additional Resources:
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Perl
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Perl is a general-purpose scripting language historically used for text processing, automation, system administration, reporting, and web/server scripting. It remains relevant as scripting and legacy automation experience. Additional Resources:
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phpMyAdmin
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phpMyAdmin is a web-based administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB. It supports database, table, user, permission, import/export, SQL query, and web-hosting-oriented database management workflows. Additional Resources:
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Toad
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Toad database software is a family of database development and administration tools used for SQL editing, schema browsing, query optimization, database automation, and DBA/developer workflows, especially in Oracle and other enterprise database environments. Additional Resources:
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Navicat
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Navicat is a cross-platform database development and administration product family used to connect to relational databases, design objects, run SQL, manage data, model schemas, and support DBA/developer workflows.
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SQL Server Management Studio
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SQL Server Management Studio is Microsoft's integrated environment for managing SQL Server and Azure SQL databases, writing T-SQL, administering objects, configuring security, executing queries, and maintaining database systems. Additional Resources:
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dbForge Studio
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dbForge Studio is Devart's database IDE and administration tool family for SQL development, schema comparison, database design, query work, data management, and vendor-specific database development workflows.
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TOra
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TOra is an open-source SQL IDE and database administration tool historically focused on Oracle, with support for SQL worksheets, schema browsing, PL/SQL debugging, and database developer/DBA workflows.
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SQLTools++
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SQLTools++ is a lightweight Oracle-oriented SQL front end used for SQL execution, database browsing, script work, and developer-focused database access in Oracle environments. Additional Resources:
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pgAdmin
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pgAdmin is the open-source administration and development platform for PostgreSQL, used for object browsing, query execution, database management, server administration, and PostgreSQL development workflows. Additional Resources:
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Eclipse Data Tools Platform
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Eclipse Data Tools Platform is an Eclipse project that provides frameworks and tools for data-centric development, database connectivity, SQL editing, database browsing, and integration with heterogeneous data sources. Additional Resources:
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