Interview With Spreadsheet Creator

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday November 13, 2006 @03:28PM from the not-just-for-sheets-anymore dept.

Gammu writes "Dan Bricklin helped create one of the most successful computer metaphors of all time, and he never got rich. He, and another engineer, started Personal Software to create the computer spreadsheet VisiCalc, which established the Apple II as the standard microcomputer for small businesses and attracted the attention of IBM to the market. Josh Coventry recently interviewed Bricklin about VisiCalc and his newer projects, including a Wiki-style spreadsheet." WikiCalc was discussed back in February on Slashdot and reviewed by NewsForge in March. NewsForge and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.

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Re:It works like this... by flydpnkrtn · 2006-11-13 23:04 · Score: 2, Informative

LOL I've got 2 mod points left... wish I could mod the Woz +1 insightful.

The Woz is/was leet. I mean, who "goes away for a month" and creates the predecessor to USB.

Who does that?

The Woz does that.

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