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Lucid 3-D

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Lucid 3-D[1] was a spreadsheet package that began in the MS-DOS era;[2] Windows support came later. [3][4]

History

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Sam Redman[5] and Michael Stanford[6] incorporated as PCSG corporation (Portable Computer Support Group).[7]

Their Lucid 3-D spreadsheet was marketed by Dac Software of Dallas, Texas.[8]

Features

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Casio SF-R20 personal organizer with Lucid-3D built-in, with a printed logo of the program. (Lucid-3D not displayed)

Lucid 3-D was considered noteworthy at the time for being "the only major memory-resident spreadsheet available for the PC".[9]

The selling point of the product was being "three dimensional. Any cell of the spreadsheet can contain a complete other spreadsheet that you can access with a single keystroke."[10]

Another technical feature was what their ads called "not only minimal recalc, but background recalc".[11]

Lucid 3-D was included in advanced personal organizers, such as in Casio SF-R20.[12]

The Windows versions could display "up to nine overlapping spreadsheet windows".[1]

File extension

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Data files were stored using the extension ".lcw" (Dot LCW).[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Lucid 3-D". InfoWorld. February 1, 1988. p. 44. Lucid 3D comes with a reference manual in the form of ... Lucid 3D can display up to nine overlapping spreadsheet windows
  2. "Lucid 3-D 2.x". WinWorld. Lucid 3-D 2.x. Lucid 3-D, created by PCSG, Inc. and sold by DacEasy, Inc., is a spreadsheet program for MS-DOS
  3. "Lucid 3-D Professional Spreadsheet for Home And Office". REVIEW: Lucid 3-D for Windows is easy to learn, takes full advantage of Windows, designed to make 3-D charts look good, and features over 50 templates.
  4. "Lucid announces Windows version of spreadsheet". NLA.gov.au.
  5. "About the Ezian Company". In 1983, Redman was the founder of PCSG, later named Lucid Corporation, ...
  6. "LUCID CONFERENCE - MODEL 100 SIG August 3,1986". Redman and Michael Stanford Co-founders of Portable Computer Support Group .. (PCSG)
  7. "Lucid's History". ... they incorporated as PCSG corporation (Portable Computer Support Group).
  8. Bryan, Marvin (February 6, 1989). "Multidimensional concept gains momentum". PC Week. 6 (5). Ziff-Davis: 106 et seq. via Gale.
  9. "Lucid 3-D VERSION 1.22". InfoWorld. January 16, 1989. Lucid 3-D is the only major memory- resident spreadsheet available for the PC. The product was originally developed in 1984 as ...
  10. italicized is the heading of pages 2 & 3 of a four page ad published September 1988.
  11. PC Magazine, September 29, 1987 page 29
  12. Kuchnia pełna naparzanek (2021-03-05). Casio SF-R20 "notes elektroniczny" z lat 90 [Casio SF-R20 - the "electronic notebook" from the 90s.] (in Polish). Poland: YouTube. 9:12 minutes in. Retrieved 2026-08-30.
  13. "Open LCW files - File extension LCW". .lcw - Lucid 3-D Spreadsheet. LCW file is a Lucid 3-D Spreadsheet. Lucid 3-D is a low cost spreadsheet program with several unique features