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Comment by tonyedgecombe

3 days ago

I would guess anybody doing bookkeeping or accounting.

Back then it was common for people to buy a whole system for their requirements. Hardware and software.

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bombcar  3 days ago

Software was often more expensive than the computer - and sometimes by far!

Managers loved spreadsheets more than the accountants I feel, being able to fiddle numbers and see what changed was, well, a game changer.

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