[DoodleBob]

I can't imagine what life was like before computer spreadsheets. There has to be some permanent upward shift in GDP brought about by this software innovation.

Here is a trip down memory lane.

VisiCalc:

Lotus 1-2-3:

Quattro:

And, the reigning champ, Excel (without the horrid ribbon):

[KSCITYBOY]

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[dayglored]

The Excel application is in German?

[Dacula]

If you have tips or secrets - Spreadsheet it with us.

[Dr. Sivana]

Where’s “Jazz”, Trapeze, Twin, Improv, AdamCalc and Resolve?

I just uninstalled Quattro Pro ... again, it gets installed with WordPerfect X8.

[SamAdams76]

Microsoft Multiplan was my first exposure to electronic spreadsheets. Followed by Quattro Pro for a few years in the early 1990s.

In the mid 1990s I switched to Excel and never looked back. I have gigabytes worth of Excel spreadsheets in my work files. Can't imagine getting my job done without them.

[TLI]

And, the reigning champ, Excel (without the horrid ribbon):

Available for the bargain basement proce of $0.00.

[JubJub]

In 1979 I was responsible for preparing a budget for a major hospital with a pencil on 14-column paper. I now work for a similarly sized health-care company with sophisticated software. The process is the same, but it takes much longer and isn’t nearly as accurate. And I have MBAs doing it! The more things change, the less they improve.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thank you!

And the Sort function. Average. Sum. Divide. 10^x. X^y. Cosine, sine, tangent, secant...

[Dr. Sivana]

Do we have any love for spreadsheets that are part of an integrated package, like the DOS version of the original Lotus Symphony?

[Tanniker Smith]

Had some cheap ones on my Commodore, but my first real one was Lotus 1-2-3.

[Uncle Miltie]

In about 1987, DLJ said my integrated Lotus Financial Statements for an IPO were the best they had ever seen.