Date   : Mon, 28 May 1984 09:19:35-PDT
From   : Sam Hahn <SHahn@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA>
Subject: Re: 3-d spreadsheet

Hasn't this digresion gone far enough?

Let's acknowledge the observation that a 3-d spreadsheet is useful
without necessarily providing the capability of presenting the
information in 3 dimensions at once.

I myself would like to see SuperCalc extended to such flexibility, eg.
to say /V(iew),R(ow,and)C(olumn) or /V(iew),C(olumn,and)L(evels), and to
specify /C,12A20:20C40,50AC1 or, in MultiPlan lingo, something like
C(opy) R20C1L12:R1C29L50 as range specifications.  I have use now for
such features.  An attempt such as SuperCalc's "consolidation" is a very
weak effort at such capability.  (But then, why stop at three?)

                               -- sam hahn [shahn@sumex,samuel@score]

P.S.  May not be the right spec format for SC or MP ranges; if so,
forgive me.