Lacerte Mouse Pad, for old time's sake

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September 9, 2021
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I just uploaded to my profile the photo of a Lacerte mouse pad that I keep in my office. It's pretty much the only free thing that I got from Lacerte over the years.

Does anyone remember (or still have) the same mouse pad?

It shows I'm a long-time Lacerte customer. Also shows I'm OLD....

Lacerte Tax

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Best answer by PhoebeRoberts

DOS OR WINDOWS 😲 😮 😯 😲 😮 😯

My first year doing taxes was 1997 for 1996 returns, so our office was already switched to Windows Lacerte. But every once in a while in those early years, I'd have to open a DOS year and figure out how to navigate around.

PhoebeRoberts

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DOS OR WINDOWS 😲 😮 😯 😲 😮 😯

My first year doing taxes was 1997 for 1996 returns, so our office was already switched to Windows Lacerte. But every once in a while in those early years, I'd have to open a DOS year and figure out how to navigate around.

George4Tacks

Level 15

I remember having one of those. I started with Lacerte their 2nd year on a Kaypro 10 CP/M "Luggable" computer. When the IBM PC came out we had to buy some software to convert the CP/M disk format to IBM disk format. Ahhh! Those were the days of two Lacerte brothers trying to make their mark. I remember a user from Petaluma CA did a cut and paste of the various input sheets to make a single input sheet for K-1. Lacerte picked up that idea and ran with it. All of this was back when all input was batch input.

Lacerte also had a heads down accounting program. Enter AMOUNT and CODE. When you were done you clicked process - went to lunch and hoped it was done marinating the data by the time you got back.

I still have that Kaypro 10. I wonder if it will still boot up?

I may be older than old.

Answers are easy. Questions are hard!

joshuabarksatlcsAuthor

Level 9

Please, please, please tell me you still use Lotus 123...

I come here for kudos and IRonMaN's jokes.

joshuabarksatlcsAuthor

Level 9

RE: I may be older than old.

Staff buzzed me on the phone: An older man is waiting for you in the lobby.

Later, she buzzed me again: An old man is waiting for you in the lobby

That was when I wonder why old is older than older...

I come here for kudos and IRonMaN's jokes.

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