The pinoeering spreadsheet processor, VisiCalc is no longer supported on modern platforms. The leading high-end products for desktop computers include these components of prodcutivity suites:
| Product name | Associated productivity tool suite |
|---|---|
| Quattro Pro® | Corel Office |
| Excel® | Microsoft Office |
| 1-2-3® | Lotus Smart Suite |
| - | Sun Star Office® |
Each of them provides features not found in the others. All of them support essential nearly common features, including standard relative and absolute cell addresses and a family of built-in functions.
Microsoft also provides an economy set of productivity tools, Works, which includes a spreadsheet processor that meets the needs of many users.
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Last modified May 15, 2004