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I feel old when I see a question like this. Also, we used to call them "programs", not "apps".
by senttoschool 4y ago
I feel old when I see a question like this.
Also, we used to call them "programs", not "apps".
- bell-cot 4y agoOr "software". Or, frequently, they were only referred to by their specific name, or a shortened version of that - Lotus 1-2-3 (spreadsheet program) might be "Lotus" or "1-2-3". With barriers to entry (into the software business) such as physical distribution, and fighting for limited shelf space in retail stores - there were vastly fewer companies producing software and fewer programs available. Especially from the typical user's point of view. And costs of both computer hardware & software were far higher. A real "power user" at a prosperous business in the late 1980's might have really nothing installed on his computer beyond MS-DOS, 1-2-3, WordPerfect, dBase, Norton Utilities, and maybe a couple minor programs like Borland SuperKey. What would be the point? His new Seagate ST-4096 80MB HD already takes too long to back up. And he learned a while ago that spending yet more time & money on various "it sounded good" programs was almost always a bad move.