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A "spreadsheet" pre-dates computers. It literally was born from paper and pencil to record financial information and transactions in a ledger. The innovation o
by acegopher 3y ago
A "spreadsheet" pre-dates computers. It literally was born from paper and pencil to record financial information and transactions in a ledger.
The innovation of the computer spreadsheet program is being able to put formulas in cells and auto-update and reference them elsewhere, all of which previously had to be done by hand (and with an eraser handy).