• 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