Title :
The Creation and the Demise of VisiCalc
Author_Institution :
Burton Grad Associates
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 VisiCalc met with unrivaled and virtually immediate success when introduced in 1979 yet was superseded in just a few years.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;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2007.4338439
