Amaya Toman Tikaganizira za spreadsheet, ambiri aife timaganiza za Excel kuchokera ku Microsoft, Manambala ochokera ku Apple, kapena OpenOffice Calc. Komabe, m'zaka za zana lachisanu ndi chitatu lapitalo, pulogalamu yotchedwa Lotus 1-2-3 inalamulira kwambiri m'gawoli, lomwe tidzakumbukira m'nkhani ya lero. Kupeza kwa Compaq kwa Digital Equipment Corporation kudzakambidwanso.
Izo zikhoza kukhala chidwi inu
Lotus 1-2-3 Kutulutsidwa (1983)
Lotus Development Corporation idatulutsa pulogalamu yotchedwa Lotus 26-1983-1 pa Januware 2, 3 pamakompyuta a IBM. Pulogalamu ya spreadsheetyi idapangidwa makamaka chifukwa cha pulogalamu ya VisiCalc, kapena chifukwa chakuti opanga VisiCalc sanalembetse zovomerezeka. Lotus spreadsheet idapeza dzina kuchokera kuzinthu zitatu zomwe zidapereka - matebulo, ma graph, ndi ntchito zoyambira za database. Popita nthawi, Lotus idakhala tsamba logwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri pamakompyuta a IBM. IBM idapeza Lotus Development Corporation mu 1995, pulogalamu ya Lotus 1-2-3 idapangidwa mpaka 2013 ngati gawo laofesi ya Lotus Smart Suite.
DEC ikupita pansi pa Compaq (1998)
Compaq Computer idapeza Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) pa Januware 26, 1998. Mtengo wake unali $9,6 biliyoni ndipo inali imodzi mwazinthu zazikulu kwambiri zogulira makompyuta panthawiyo. Yakhazikitsidwa mu 1957, Digital Equipment Corporation imatengedwa kuti ndi m'modzi mwa omwe adayambitsa makampani apakompyuta aku America, omwe amapanga makompyuta pazolinga zasayansi ndi uinjiniya m'ma 70 ndi 80. Mu 2002, idapitanso pansi pa phiko la Hewlett-Packard ndi Compaq Computer.
