Readers Chime In On The Greatest Software Ever

Our article on the Greatest Software Ever http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=QLCLK4ENAEG1YQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=191901844 stirred many reader responses, from a variety of sources, including one from a writer who has a picture of himself next to a running Colossus machine–the machine that cracked the Nazi codes–at Bletchley Park, England.

Many of the comments add depth and understanding to my selections. Several writers made good arguments contesting some choices, particularly the Morris Worm and Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet.

Then there are the corrections. We’ll get to them later.

By Charles Babcock

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