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I think Quattro was the #2 (behind Lotus) for a while - ahead of Excel. Borland just seemed to have an uncanny talent for running products into the ground.
by nhebb 14y ago
I think Quattro was the #2 (behind Lotus) for a while - ahead of Excel. Borland just seemed to have an uncanny talent for running products into the ground.
- huxley 14y agoBorland certainly did, but they also had plenty of bad luck. Just as they were getting close to finishing Quattro Pro, their head offices were hit by the 1989 World Series Earthquake (they were very close to the epicenter). Apparently, many of their computers survived the earthquake itself but were rained on by the damaged sprinkler system and covered in mushy ceiling tile debris. They commandeered a tennis court to try to dry off, clean and revive as many of the computers as they could They did end up releasing Quattro Pro, but then were soon sued by Lotus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_v._Borland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_v._Borland
- jonsen 14y agoReminds me of their word processor Sprint. Quite a fancy product of its time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(word_processor) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(word_processor)