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Digital History

Digital History

Digital History explains how personal computers, software, the web, cloud services, and AI changed the way people work, produce, and make decisions.

Rather than listing dates, this category focuses on why a technology spread, what friction it removed, and what kinds of work it changed.

A History of Spreadsheet Software, Part 3: From Lotus 1-2-3 to Excel, Google Sheets, and AI From personal calculation tool to team and AI work base A History of Spreadsheet Software, Part 2: How the Apple II and VisiCalc Made PCs Business Tools The Apple II as the stage, VisiCalc as the decisive app A History of Spreadsheet Software, Part 1: From IBM Punched Cards to the Eve of Personal Computers Business data processing before personal spreadsheets