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Charles Simonyi is a key figure in the history of Microsoft Excel, as highlighted in a thread celebrating Excel's 25th anniversary. The content discusses his role alongside other visionaries like Scott Oki and Jeff Raikes in the development of Excel, which began as a project codenamed "Odyssey" in 1983. The thread traces Excel's origins from Multiplan and MS-DOS, competing with Lotus 1-2-3. This tag covers discussions about Charles Simonyi's contributions to Excel's early history and the broader context of spreadsheet software development at Microsoft.
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    Windows 7 Excel 25th Anniversary - Part One

    Here at Microsoft, we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Microsoft Excel by taking a look through its compelling and dramatic history, which is filled with great tech tidbits. In this video, we talk to Scott Oki, Charles Simonyi, Jeff Raikes, and other visionaries behind Excel. We go back...
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