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by webwanderings 1491 days ago
It's obvious they were competing with other spreadsheets of their time (QuattroPro).
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blihp 1491 days ago
Lotus 1-2-3 was still king of the (spreadsheet) hill back then. Borland was trying to compete but could never get their act together.
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shever73 1490 days ago
Ah yes, the old slash key commands are still burned into my brain..along with the formatting key combinations for WordStar.
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webwanderings 1491 days ago
Lotus 1-2-3's UI was nowhere modern/polished as QuattroPro. Of course they had a hold of the user base.
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