• DocumentCode
    917244
  • Title

    Number Crunching without Programming: The Evolution of Spreadsheet Usability

  • Author

    Campbell-Kelly, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    Warwick Univ., Coventry
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    6
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    The first personal-computer spreadsheet, VisiCalc, was launched in May 1979. During the next decade, the spreadsheet evolved from a simple calculating aid to an indispensable tool of modern business, employed by tens of millions of users who had little or no direct computer experience. This article describes the development of spreadsheet usability from VisiCalc through Lotus 1-2-3 to Microsoft Excel.
  • Keywords
    spreadsheet programs; user interfaces; Lotus 1-2-3; Microsoft Excel; VisiCalc; number crunching; personal-computer spreadsheet; spreadsheet usability; Business; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer science; Genetic programming; History; Microcomputers; Spreadsheet programs; Telephony; Time sharing computer systems; Usability; spreadsheets; usability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2007.4338438
  • Filename
    4338438
    • Link To Document
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