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A comment on VisiCalc: Information from Its Creators, Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston. Parent comment

Re:VisiCalc: Information from Its Creators, Dan Bricklin and... by Torwald on Thursday August 19, 2021 @08:47AM (#28233139)
> that - besides the name - was the more natural successor to Lotus 1-2-3

Quattro means four, so the name is perfect.

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Re:VisiCalc: Information from Its Creators, Dan Bricklin and... by jaclaz on Saturday August 21, 2021 @08:18AM (#28256372)
Sure, I meant that it was the natural successor not only because of the name (that was clearly chosen for that).
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