Author: Debra

Spreadsheet Creativity: A Town Map 0

Spreadsheet Creativity: A Town Map

Yes, spreadsheets were designed so you could do what-if analysis on your numbers. But who hasn’t used a spreadsheet for non-numeric things? We use spreadsheets for everything from grocery lists, to knitting pattern design...

Mainframe Spreadsheets Used Before VisiCalc 0

Mainframe Spreadsheets Used Before VisiCalc

While digging into the history of electronic spreadsheets, I found an article by Ken Dakin, who was the programmer for Works Record System, a mainframe spreadsheet. His History of Spreadsheets lists some of the...

Spreadsheet Day Logo 0

Spreadsheet Day Welcome

Thank you for visiting the Spreadsheet Day blog! We celebrate every year, on October 17th. Check out the Spreadsheet History page, where you’ll find links to sites that have details on history for the...