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Re:Excel now supports multiple values in a single cell by FreakyJellyFish on Friday September 25, 2026 @10:05PM (#49852476)
It's funny how history repeats itself... from 61 years ago: Pick OS had multi-value fields... Not quite the same, but it was the "Excel", and so much more, at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system

I guess I am dating myself!

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Re:Excel now supports multiple values in a single cell by mikenei on Friday September 25, 2026 @11:35PM (#49852959)
There are still 100's of organization still using MVDBs. Of those 1000's of multivalue professionals, I expect very few to peruse HN. There are dozens of us!
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Re:Excel now supports multiple values in a single cell by tomcam on Friday September 25, 2026 @11:05PM (#49852806)
> I guess I am dating myself!

at least you never have to worry about who pays

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