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21 Years of Lotus and still going strong. May 2011. Presenter: Carl Tyler Company: Epilio. 29 Years ago…. 1-2-3 Video. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid823496320?bclid=879503504&bctid=823548238. 21 Years of Lotus and still going strong. * Introduction * Corrections
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21 Years of Lotus and still going strong May 2011 Presenter: Carl Tyler Company: Epilio
1-2-3 Video http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid823496320?bclid=879503504&bctid=823548238
21 Years of Lotus and still going strong * Introduction * Corrections * A long and winding road * Close
Corrections * Oops, 23 years not 21 2011 -1988 23
What happened in 1988? * Started working for IBM * IBM 3270 Terminal Email: TylerC2@NOSSVM * First exposure to Foils - Use XEDIT create presentation content - Send to mainframe printer - Run it through the foils heat transfer machine - Fire up the Overhead Projector
Foils offered advanced capabilities! * High Definition Imaging – Photocopy an image put it through the foil transfer machine * On the fly markup - Grab a pen and markup away! * Colour Capabilities * Solid State, convenient size * Hi Resolution pictures
It all began with a Roland Plotter... * Found a PC and Roland plotter sitting in an unused office * Had some important software installed - Lotus Freelance Graphics for DOS
Ooohpretty • Pretty Fonts, with things like Bold, Italic and underline • Pretty bullets • Pretty Colours • Pretty Charts, Clip art, Logos, vector graphics • Pretty TIFF Graphics, not supported on plotters • I had become the not so pretty Freelance, 1-2-3, Manuscript and PC guy.
IBM Hursley • No longer living with the parents!!! • Email: STD0020@HURSVM7 • Support IBM Profs, OS/2 Communications Manager, • OfficeVisionTrial – fancy fonts • First contact with Microsoft Windows • Windows 286, IBM BookManager
The Lotus Years • April 2nd1991 – Hired as Customer Support Specialist • Hired for OS/2 and Freelance Knowledge • Over the next 3 years IBM losses total over $16 billion • Email Client, Notes 1.0 • Email: Carl Tyler@LotusInt Notes 1 Demo
Lotus Initial Impressions • 80% of calls are on 1-2-3!!!! • OfficeVision is dead • Email upgraded to Lotus Notes 2 • Lotus has products I never knew existed • Prince Charles uses Lotus Agenda, Prince Andrew uses Ami Pro • Lotus Agenda makes grown men cry • Lotus Magellan is better than XTREE • Very few Lotus products print well • Lotus is very different to IBM Agenda, Magellan
Smart! • Became a Systems Engineer • Moved North to Manchester • SmartSuite/NotesSuite • Notes for Groupware • cc:Mail for Email • Microsoft were talking Spitfire, Touchdown and Windows for Workgroups
Working Together Video http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid823496320?bclid=823749177&bctid=877893812
1994 and 1995 were big years • Lots of New Products shipped • ViP • Notes Reporter • NotesSuite • Phone Notes • 1-2-3 was late, again • Lotus merged with IBM • Microsoft Shipped Windows 95 • Lotus Ads appeared on TV
The Monks Video http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid823496320?bclid=823484669&bctid=823347395
Hello Boston • Moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts • Let the travel begin • SmartSuite Press Tours • Products began to be “sunsetted” • My first and last COMDEX • eSuite Press Tours
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Notes R5 • R5 Launch Team • Last “Lotus” marketing launch • Lots of day trips • I AM
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