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[–] t0m5k1@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sorry but it's a blatant gen x spreadsheet program!

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The last release was in 2002. It's not limited to Gen X. As an older millennial, I leaned Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Word Pro before I was introduced to Microsoft's Suite.

[–] Kata1yst@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I miss Wordperfect, although I don't miss the templates everyone had on their keyboards.

I mostly wish Word had "show codes."

[–] HyonoKo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Opera Soft’s games ftw

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a younger Gen-Xer, we were still using Lotus Notes for logging calls when I worked at Dell Tech support in 98-99. It sucked.

[–] Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Hahahahaha.

I was still using Notes in 2013. Most functions had moved on, but for the government department that I was working for at the time it was essential for IM, group mailboxes, and... a specific type of diplomatic communication.

[–] t0m5k1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right but we don't age things from it's last release do we!

First released in 83 when I was 9 and I played with my ZX81.

[–] _cnt0@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh. I played with my penis. And an Atari 1040ST (a few years later).

[–] t0m5k1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well then, Thanks for sharing! I moved on from a ZX81 to a BBC Master (128k+dbl sided 40/80T dual disk drive) and then to a Falcon 030 in late '92. Games sounded sooo much better on the Falcon 030

[–] _cnt0@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That hardware is so fascinating (in hindsight): I love that it had a hardware jpeg decoder. Fun times.

[–] t0m5k1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For sure man, mine came with a copy of cubase which blew my mind then and now lol

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

I'm an Xennial and my grandmother taught me how to use Lotus when I was in junior high lol