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The First Killer App: VisiCalc

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the before-excel-before-lotus dept.

Sabah Arif writes "The first electronic spreadsheet, VisiCalc, helped transform the Apple II from a home computer into a business computer. Without VisiCalc, it is possible IBM would not have introduced the IBM PC in 1981. Read about the software at VisiCalc's creator Dan Bricklin's site and a brief history at Braeburn."

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  1. Cache by eborgen · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://www.bricklin.com.nyud.net:8090/

  2. Size! by jma05 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You can download VisiCalc from here.
    http://www.bricklin.com/history/vcexecutable.htm

    It is 17K compressed (26K executable).

    and does most of what I do with modern spreadsheets (I am a very light user of spreadsheets).

    LOL