Unsung Heroes: Repeat in Excel 97

As a teenager I adored Norton Commander , learned some UI magic from early videogames , and dreamed of a Mac my family couldn’t afford. But I think the first product that taught me something truly memorable in terms of user experience was, of all things, Excel 97. Excel 97 cooked. It was rendered in brand-new, gorgeous Tahoma, had keyboard underlines everywhere, and felt complete in terms of…