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Damn, that's interesting!

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Excel started development thousands of years ago (www.datafix.com.au)
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In actuality, this is fascinating! A spreadsheet from a time when dates were referenced by the conclusions of major events. Wonder if someone got back paid for their ancestors' work developing excel though ๐Ÿ˜‰

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I usually trace it back to VisiCalc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly think that some systems of organization are hard-wired into us, and therefore inevitable. The table or spreadsheet is a perfect example of this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

Pivot tables are what separate us from the ape.