Posted on 10/22/2024 10:16:20 AM PDT by ShadowAce
I remember Quattro and Lotus 1-2-3
Anyone remember MultiPlan, the original spreadsheet program.
Multiplan is a spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft and introduced in 1982 as a competitor to VisiCalc.
I have begun my last year with a Windows-based PC as my main computer. Next October, when Windows 10 becomes EOL, I will be switching my browsing and online account accessing to Linux. I am not touching Windows 11 and all of the privacy issues it entails.
When I wanna feel old I remember punch cards.
I don’t remember any early spreadsheets, but I do remember WordPerfect.
Fortran
Geezers rule!!!
I deal with a few “professionals” who aren’t ready to hear that such a tool has been around longer than they’ve been alive. Their excuse for not knowing it disappears.
I used Multiplan extensively in the late 1980s. It was the only software where I used every part of it and thought I was an expert. I also remember Visicalc and Lotus 123. The jump to Excel with the run-time version of Windows was quite an improvement.
Fortran is still around.
Claris, nee Apple, Filemaker is 39
elvis presley died 47 years ago...
When I discovered Lotus123 it was mind-blowing. Nerded out big time.
I never get tired of pointing out that Block Chain (Bitcoin) technology was invented by Microsoft in the 1980s.
Combine a public access website with "Write Once-Read Only" Excel software and - POOF! - Block Chain technology!
First used Excel on the Mac, as a college junior in 1987. It was a revelation, much easier than Lotus 1-2-3.
But honestly I thought the bigger advantage of the Mac at the time was the WYSWIG capability of Word relative to WordPerfect.
You could write engineering equations in WordPerfect but it was painful. Had to know all the codes and couldn’t tell until you printed it if it looked right. Word it was right there on the screen.
We also used a lot of a graphing program called CricketGraph. Probably used this more than Excel as it had superior ability to draw graphs at the time.
To even get to that point, had to deal with the ‘Cold Start Deck’.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.