1983: Lotus begins selling its spreadsheet application for Microsoft DOS, called 1-2-3. 1-2-3 was not the first spreadsheet application — it was preceded by VisiCalc. But 1-2-3 quickly became the most ...

Like Wayne Gretzky, Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows Release 4 is emerging as a leading candidate for the Comeback of the Year award. The impressive new version of the spreadsheet will reach stores later this ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s electronic spreadsheet programs became important tools for computer-assisted reporting. Two of the first programs were VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3. The introduction of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: Can old Lotus files be converted to Excel? If so, how? — Kathy A: Wow. Lotus. That was the killer app of spreadsheet software back in the ’80s. IBM ended ...

Say your goodbyes, folks, Lotus 1-2-3 is being forced into retirement. For those of you old enough to remember Lotus 1-2-3, you might be shocked to learn that it was still on the market after all this ...

WASHINGTON — Sending a cloud of legal uncertainty over the computer software industry, the Supreme Court yesterday took away copyright protection for a vital part of the Lotus 1-2-3 program for ...

Flexibility and ease of use have made the spreadsheet the popular but unfortunate choice for makeshift databases; we can do better For a long stretch of early personal computing history, three ...

Go to updated and illustrated post. 1983: Lotus Development Corporation begins selling its spreadsheet application for Microsoft DOS, called 1-2-3. 1-2-3 was not the first spreadsheet application — it ...