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Applixware

Applixware is a proprietary office suite developed by Applix, a software company known for cross-platform productivity tools. The suite was designed for Unix workstations and later ported to Linux and Windows, offering an integrated set of applications intended to replace disparate tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases.

The core components of Applixware typically included Applix Words (word processor), Applix Spreadsheet, Applix Presentations, and

File formats included native Applixware documents as well as filters to import and export to plain text,

Market context and status: In the 1990s Applixware competed with other UNIX and cross-platform office suites

a
database
module.
The
applications
shared
a
common
user
interface
and
document
model,
with
features
common
to
desktop
productivity
software
of
the
era,
such
as
WYSIWYG
editing,
document
formatting,
and
on-screen
previews.
Applixware
was
built
for
the
X
Window
System
and
used
the
Motif
toolkit
for
its
user
interface,
although
later
ports
experimented
with
other
toolkits.
HTML,
and
RTF
among
others.
The
suite
supported
some
scripting
and
extensibility
to
accommodate
data
interchange
and
custom
workflows,
reflecting
a
goal
of
interoperability
within
enterprise
workflows
of
its
time.
and
was
distributed
with
several
commercial
Unix
systems
and
later
Linux
distributions.
As
open-source
and
cross-platform
options
grew,
development
of
Applixware
waned
and
the
product
line
was
eventually
discontinued.
Applixware
remains
a
historical
example
of
an
integrated
office
suite
from
the
Unix
era,
illustrating
early
attempts
at
cross-platform
productivity
in
desktop
computing.