Lotus Improv Pre-History
In the last few days I've been asked a couple of time about Lotus Improv. I think it was triggered by a wonderful Improv analysis and retrospective by Christopher Drum who I never met, but really dug deep in his research. It was great to see such in depth attention to this app from 40 years ago. I mean really, that's research! I was asked on the discussion thread about where the ideas for the Pivot Table came from. Instead of giving a throwaway answer, I sat back and relived those early days...
How the Pivot Table Came About
Just for the heck of it,...