DocumentCode
917265
Title
Recollections on Lotus 1-2-3: Benchmark for Spreadsheet Software
Author
Kapor, Mitch
Author_Institution
Lotus Dev. Corp., Cambridge
Volume
29
Issue
3
fYear
2007
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
40
Abstract
These recollections trace the founding of Lotus Development Corp. and the genesis of Lotus 1-2-3, the spreadsheet software for personal computers that took the market by storm in the early 1980s. The author examines the state of the personal computer industry at the time and forces that favored Lotus 1-2-3´s success.
Keywords
software engineering; Lotus 1-2-3; Lotus Development Corp; spreadsheet software; Astronomy; Computer industry; Educational institutions; Flip-flops; Head; History; Microcomputers; Radio access networks; Storms; Telephony; Lotus 1-2-3; Lotus Development Corp.; personal computer software; spreadsheets;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2007.4338440
Filename
4338440
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