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taviso/123elf

A native port of Lotus 1-2-3 to Linux. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/taviso/123elf · C observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

63/100

  • Activity 89
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1565
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 67
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1285 stars · 57 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A native Linux port of Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3, rebuilt from the original UNIX binaries to run directly in the terminal via ncurses. It preserves the classic keyboard-driven spreadsheet experience with multiple sheets, live-updating ASCII-art charts, and context-sensitive help.

Use cases

  • run Lotus 1-2-3 natively on Linux
  • use a spreadsheet in a terminal without a GUI
  • open and edit legacy Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet files
  • work with multiple spreadsheet sheets from the command line
  • generate live-updating ASCII-art charts from spreadsheet data
  • relive or study retro computing software

When to choose

  • You want the authentic Lotus 1-2-3 experience on Linux without an emulator
  • You work in a terminal-only or SSH environment and need a keyboard-driven spreadsheet
  • You need to open or modify legacy Lotus 1-2-3 worksheets
  • You are interested in retrocomputing or vintage UNIX software

When to avoid

  • You need a modern GUI spreadsheet with xlsx compatibility and cloud collaboration
  • You want a turnkey install - building requires original Lotus 1-2-3 for UNIX disk images and a coff-i386-enabled binutils
  • You are uncomfortable with retro keyboard-driven menus and 1980s UI conventions

Facets

application · maturity active

terminal-ui charts data-visualization spreadsheets developer-tools cli lotus-1-2-3 retrocomputing ncurses spreadsheet terminal-application ascii-art vintage-software worksheet-files command-line linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
taviso/123elfmain63

For agents

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