Lotus 1-2-3 was, of course, the killer ap for the IBM PC, but, like WordPerfect, it never stood a chance against Microsoft's leveraging of its Office competitor (Excel) with the latest-greatest Windows (3.x) technology.
And now, after being discontinued a while back, the extended support window has expired, and 1-2-3 becomes just a bit of history and many stacks of floppy discs that people haven't yet thrown away.
Originally shared by +Les Jenkins:
Wow! I thought Lotus 1-2-3 dried up and blew away a long time ago.
Lotus 1-2-3 moves into that great recycle bin in the sky
The name Lotus 1-2-3 may not mean much to you now, but mention it in front of geeks of a certain age and they’ll be transported back to an era when IBM