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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yeah but you have to have seen the evolution from DOS based, text UI Lotus 123 back in the 80's to understand where it's coming from.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which itself was a digital representation of the physical spreadsheets accounts used to use.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How did formulas work on physical spreadsheets?

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You write them in charcoal pencil and slam a sachet of silver fulminate on the cell. Whisper a brief incantation to Luca Pacioli and raise your palm to find #VALUE!

[–] droans@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

Eh, could be worse.

You could have #REF! errors instead.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You calculated the formula and wrote it into the spot.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Calculated with what? A slide rule?

Inconceivable!

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Oh god, you just triggered a negative memory with Lotus 123. I'm going to go hug my dog.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

LOTUS was the best, nothing since, or perhaps...PCjr wordstar.....