Lotus 123
Developed by: Lotus Development Corporation
Launched: 1983
Innovation: The addition of floating menus and keyboard shortcuts made it very fast to operate. The use of the F1 key to obtain practical help at all times. The graphical data representation capabilities. The functions that allowed the program to be used as a rudimentary database.
Launched: 1983
Innovation: The addition of floating menus and keyboard shortcuts made it very fast to operate. The use of the F1 key to obtain practical help at all times. The graphical data representation capabilities. The functions that allowed the program to be used as a rudimentary database.
The spreadsheet developed by the defunct American company Lotus (which was later acquired by IBM) can be considered the first killer application for IBM PCs.
The immense popularity it achieved in the mid-1980s significantly contributed to consolidating the success of IBM PCs in the corporate and office environment.
