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Jonathan Sachs

Abstract: Jonathan Sachs describes his personal and educational background and the various jobs he held at MIT, Data General and Concentric Data Systems. He tells how he started developing spreadsheet programs and how he met and started working for Mitch Kapor. He discusses the development of Lotus 1-2-3 and his role in Lotus Development. Finally, he describes the reasons he left Lotus and some of his activities since then.

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