Lotus 1-2-3 on the PC w/DOS
Summary
A comprehensive retrospective of Lotus 1-2-3 on DOS, tracing its rise as a business engine and its evolution through releases, macros, add-ins, and the HAL natural-language companion. The piece contrasts 1-2-3 with VisiCalc and places emphasis on usability decisions, graphing, and database features that shaped early spreadsheet ecosystems.