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.
Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
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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 | 0 | |
Ashton-Tate Framework III 1.1 (1989) [Dutch] (5.25-360k) | III 1.1 | Dutch | 27.65MB | 0 |