| jay |
I've had a personal computer since 1984, and started with an Apple IIc. I'd guess my budget spreadsheet was the first "data" that got computerized, sometime after a spreadsheet app was released for it.
In terms of applications I've used the longest, it struck me today that Intuit's Quicken is the single application I've used the longest. I started in the command line DOS based version in 1990 or 1991, on an IBM-compatible clone, and am now on an Apple iMAC G5, using Quicken 2005 for the Mac.
The close second to this is my PDA. I started with an original Pilot in 1996, followed by a Pilot 1000, Palm III, Palm V, Tungtsen C, Treo 600, Treo 650, and the newest, a month old Treo 700p.
What about you? |
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| N_Jay |
Turbo-Tax, 1986 or 1987
Micro-graphics Ina-vision (sp?) 1985, 1986
(Became Designer, became part of the Corel suite) |
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| jcantanixon |
I've spent the last 5 minutes trying to think of anything that I use now that could be traced back and the best I could do was NCSA Mosaic. I first started using it in 1994 and it of course became IE.
Weak, I know
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| humanoid |
| Jay - I've still got my Apple IIc at home. It still looks brand spanking new and I think I can still play Karateka on it. Damn, I can't believe my parents paid almost $3K for that thing back in the day for me. :eek: |
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| Mainer |
| Norton Systemworks - back to when it was just DOS based Norton Disk Doctor |
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| LChisum |
quote:
Originally posted by Mainer
Norton Systemworks - back to when it was just DOS based Norton Disk Doctor
I would have to agree that I have used Norton in one form or another the longest on my 8086 based processors. I did use Visacalc (the mother of all spreadsheets) in my Apple II.
Larry |
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| Mainer |
| Any others cut their word processing teeth with WordStar? |
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| jay |
quote:
Originally posted by Mainer
Any others cut their word processing teeth with WordStar?
I used to know all the function key commands in WordPerfect.:cool: |
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| john802 |
| Autodesk Autocad R10-2005. |
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| CMasten |
I think it would be similar for most of us
MS Office , more specifically WORD and EXCEL? Outlook would have to be up there also. |
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| jay |
quote:
Originally posted by CMasten
I think it would be similar for most of us
MS Office , more specifically WORD and EXCEL? Outlook would have to be up there also.
Newbie!:p |
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| CMasten |
quote:
Originally posted by jay
Newbie!:p
LOL ok well my first WP was Macwrite in 1984 when my Mac 128 was purchased for 3600.00! OMG... floppy after floppy loading Office into that machine when Office came out a year or two later... and then remembering that it all came to a grinding hault, so I went back to Macwrite :) and then MacWrite II came out and all my prayers were answered! |
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| jay |
quote:
Originally posted by CMasten
LOL ok well my first WP was Macwrite in 1984 when my Mac 128 was purchased for 3600.00! OMG... floppy after floppy loading Office into that machine when Office came out a year or two later... and then remembering that it all came to a grinding hault, so I went back to Macwrite :) and then MacWrite II came out and all my prayers were answered!
Old Fart!:p |
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| Sunday Rider |
Maybe ancient. Commodore 64, used Paperclip for word processing.
Like Jay I still use Quicken since DOS days and only up to Quicken 2002 (did I mention I was thrifty).
Used Visicalc, and Lotus 123. But now have gone to Excel and Word. Used WordPerfect 5.1 forever. Still have a copy at my work (just in case!):D
Nice thread Jay |
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| jay |
quote:
Originally posted by Sunday Rider
Maybe ancient. Commodore 64, used Paperclip for word processing.
Like Jay I still use Quicken since DOS days and only up to Quicken 2002 (did I mention I was thrifty).
Used Visicalc, and Lotus 123. But now have gone to Excel and Word. Used WordPerfect 5.1 forever. Still have a copy at my work (just in case!):D
Nice thread Jay
The last couple of time I upgraded Quicken, all I got was lighter in the wallet. I'm staying off the yearly "upgrade" train for a while. :cool: |
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| jdeanski |
quote:
Originally posted by jay
The last couple of time I upgraded Quicken, all I got was lighter in the wallet. I'm staying off the yearly "upgrade" train for a while. :cool:
I use Quickbooks for my business and at the Lodge for which I'm the treasurer and you are forced to upgrade because they will only support the payroll services for so long. Doesn't bother me much because I have the Lodge buy the upgrade. I write more checks for them in a week than I do in a month in my business. |
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| jdeanski |
quote:
Originally posted by Sunday Rider
Maybe ancient. Commodore 64, used Paperclip for word processing.
Used Visicalc, and Lotus 123. But now have gone to Excel and Word. Used WordPerfect 5.1 forever. Still have a copy at my work (just in case!):D
Before my C64 I used a Sinclair. It was a toy but I'd write simple programs to help me price inventory. Moved up to a Unisys386 then to a IBM clone with a PCjr along the way. I went from a no name spreadsheet to Lotus 123 and finally Excel. |
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| jl_ss |
| Longest continuously used program would be a work related analysis program called ANSYS. |
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| Sunday Rider |
quote:
Originally posted by jdeanski
Before my C64 I used a Sinclair. It was a toy but I'd write simple programs to help me price inventory. Moved up to a Unisys386 then to a IBM clone with a PCjr along the way. I went from a no name spreadsheet to Lotus 123 and finally Excel.
Ah the Sinclair (or was it Timex/Sinclair?). I forgot about the PC Jr. To think all the time savings computers have given us! Thinking about that makes me think about the first program we bought for the IBM it was called Spellbinder, it was a word processor that was just awful. We paid $900 for it, to go with our new IBM PC (at work) for $2500, and a hard drive that was around $3000 (5 or 10 megs I think). |
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| Sunday Rider |
quote:
Originally posted by Mainer
Any others cut their word processing teeth with WordStar?
Yes, Yes, I forgot about that one. Around 1985-86 I think! |
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| krygny |
| I'm a software agnostic. Once something better comes along, I switch. So, I haven't been using anything for more than about 5 years. I suppose the winner is Adobe FrameMaker, which I've been using professionally for about 10 years. |
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| Wrazor |
| Got an Apple Mac 512E in '85 and have used FreeHand since 1987...FreeHand is a vector based illustation software used to create logos, maps, etcs. Adobe illustrator is the competition for FreeHand. Recently Adobe purchased FreeHand...maybe FreeHand's days are numbered. I too used Quickbooks from 1989 or so. But beginning this year I switched to FirstEdge "MYOB" because Quickbooks cost more and more and did less and less and their commitment to the Mac platform is questionable. |
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