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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
Top comments
Stuff like this is so cool, and also highlights the importance of archiving the internet. I've never used Lotus 1-2-3, but this makes me want to try and get it running to try out older software that is brutally efficient.
Somewhere between 2010 and 2012 when doing small business IT support, for a client, I spent some time installing 1-2-3 on an old, mostly disused machine in a corner of their office, then connecting to the machine via LogMeIn on an iPad (I think DosBOX because it better supported something on LogMeIn, I honestly don't remember why not CMD.EXE) so that this customer, a medium sized construction sub-contractor, could continue to use the 1-2-3 based estimation spreadsheet that had been…
Awesome effort! IIRC the "Twin" [1] spreadsheet played nice with goofy video and worked with my wild ass 100x43 EGA modes. [1] https://winworldpc.com/product/the-twin/2x
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 730
- Total comments
- 241
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | Lotus 1-2-3 | wglb | 6 | 1 |
| 2021-03-02 | Lotus 1-2-3 | geocar | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-03-02 | Lotus 1-2-3 arbitrary resolutionFirst breakout · Best thread | diffuse_l | 520 | 123 |
| 2023-05-09 | Lotus 1-2-3Latest 20+ point return | tosh | 197 | 117 |
| 2024-10-20 | Lotus 1-2-3Hall induction | tosh | 5 | 0 |