• DocumentCode
    917255
  • Title

    The Creation and the Demise of VisiCalc

  • Author

    Grad, Burton

  • Author_Institution
    Burton Grad Associates
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    VisiCalc, an instantly updated spreadsheet software product, is often credited with being largely responsible for the widespread acceptance of personal computers in the early 1980s. VisiCalc met with unrivaled and virtually immediate success when introduced in 1979 yet was superseded in just a few years. This article examines the factors behind the creation and the demise of this remarkable product.
  • Keywords
    spreadsheet programs; VisiCalc; instantly updated spreadsheet software product; personal computers; Application software; Companies; Computer industry; Distributed computing; Explosives; Hardware; History; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Radio access networks; Bob Frankston; Dan Bricklin; Dan Fylstra; VisiCalc; personal computer software; spreadsheets;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2007.4338439
  • Filename
    4338439
    • Link To Document
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