The point I'm making by bringing up VisiCalc is, if your needs are basic enough, any spreadsheet program will do the job, even the first one. You'll only understand why the more modern desktop spreadsheet programs are more advanced if you have a reason to use the newer features.
Re:It’s time to kill the web app
by Endy on Sunday September 24, 2017 @02:15AM
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There's nothing wrong with VisiCalc. It's incredibly basic (even for the time), but I still have a copy on my computer - I admit, though, that I use Lotus 123 more often.
VisiCalc is the first spreadsheet program:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc
The point I'm making by bringing up VisiCalc is, if your needs are basic enough, any spreadsheet program will do the job, even the first one. You'll only understand why the more modern desktop spreadsheet programs are more advanced if you have a reason to use the newer features.