<html><head></head><body>I used sc on a slackware install.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On October 9, 2020 10:51:08 PM EDT, James Taylor via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">However, now that I think of it, SuperCalc. <br> <br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;">James Taylor via Ale <ale@ale.org> 10/9/2020 10:49 PM >>> <br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>dBase II on an Osborne.<br>Not a spreadsheet, but close enough for then.<br> <br><br>James Taylor<br>678-697-9420<br>james.taylor@eastcobbgroup.com<br><br><br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;">Scott Plante via Ale <ale@ale.org> 10/9/2020 2:19 PM >>> <br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>I had Visicalc on my TRS-80 Model 4! :-P<br><br>On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 11:51 AM JEFFREY LIGHTNER via Ale <ale@ale.org><br>wrote:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> I got my start doing spreadsheets in Lotus 123 Version 1.A when I was in<br> Accounting. One can do fairly sophisticated modeling and programming<br> within spreadsheets but even I knew when to move to a database tool.<br><br> Paradox anyone? :D<br><br> Back in the 80s if one submitted a hand written form with calculations on<br> it, any errors were immediately pointed out by at least one recipient..<br> However as things moved to spreadsheets printed out people would assume<br> they were completely correct because "computers don't make mistakes" and<br> not notice very obvious issues caused by bad formulas or just bad input.<br> GIGO is real.<br><br><br> On 10/07/2020 7:06 PM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br><br><br> BWAHAHAHA!!!<br><br> crash....<br><br> On October 7, 2020 3:17:31 PM EDT, DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br><br> But, but, but I can connect to the 5TB production Informix DB<br> with Excel using an ODBC driver. That's completely awesome!<br><br> What? You mean when I do that, production transaction rates drop<br> 80%? No way! I don't believe you.<br><br> /s<br><br><br> On 10/7/20 2:33 PM, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:<br><br> I've been fighting the "a spreadsheet is not a database, and Access<br> is not much better" war for about 25 years.<br><br><br> From: Ale<br><br> <ale-bounces@ale.org> on behalf of Pete Hardie via Ale <ale@ale.org><br> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 1:26 PM To: Jim Kinney; Atlanta<br> Linux Enthusiasts Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ale] In case you missed<br> it<br><br> Once again, I repeat my frequent assertion that a spreadsheet is not<br> a database, and your admin assistant probably does not have a<br> CS/Programming degree<br><br> On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 2:19 PM Jim Kinney via Ale<br> <ale@ale.org<mailto:ale@ale.org>> wrote: Excel blew up in the faces<br> of UK healthcare.<br><br><br> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/05/excel_england_coronavirus_contact_error/">https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/05/excel_england_coronavirus_contact_error/</a><hr> Ale mailing list<br> Ale@ale.org<br> <a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br><br><br> --<br> Computers amplify human error<br> Super computers are really<br> cool_______________________________________________<br> Ale mailing list<br> Ale@ale.org<br> <a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><hr> Ale mailing list<br> Ale@ale.org<br> <a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br><br></blockquote><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Computers amplify human error<br>Super computers are really cool</body></html>