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1979 computer spreadsheet application
VisiCalc ("visible calculator") is the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October
VisiCalc
Spreadsheet software
spreadsheet, VisiCalc, had helped launch the Apple II as one of the earliest personal computers in business use. With IBM's entry into the market, VisiCalc was
Lotus_1-2-3
American businessman and engineer (born 1951)
businessman and engineer who is the co-creator, with Bob Frankston, of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program. He also founded Software Garden, Inc.,
Dan_Bricklin
American multinational technology company
became Apple's first major commercial success following the 1979 release of VisiCalc, the first widely adopted spreadsheet program and one of the earliest personal
Apple_Inc.
Computer program for working with tabular data
first electronic spreadsheet on mainframe and time sharing computers. VisiCalc (1979) was the first electronic spreadsheet on a microcomputer, and it
Spreadsheet
Software term
"VisiCalc is the first program available on a microcomputer that has been responsible for sales of entire systems", and Creative Computing's VisiCalc review
Killer_application
Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
major breakthrough in the development of computer graphics in general. VisiCalc – first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, originally
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
Early computer company
software publisher. Its most famous products were Microchess, Visi On and VisiCalc. Personal Software was founded in 1977 by Dan Fylstra. In 1978, it merged
VisiCorp
1977–1993 series of microcomputers
business software for the Apple II, including the 1979 release of the popular VisiCalc spreadsheet, made the computer especially popular with business users and
Apple_II
American software specialist
VisiCalc soon became popular, and people began asking for VisiCalc and also the computer (the Apple II) they would need to run the program. VisiCalc sales
Dan_Fylstra
City in Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge-based VisiCorp made the first spreadsheet software for personal computers, VisiCalc, and helped propel the Apple II to consumer success. It was overtaken and
Cambridge,_Massachusetts
Spreadsheet editor by Microsoft
spreadsheet program by 1983, surpassing both Multiplan and the earlier VisiCalc. To address Multiplan's falling marketshare, Microsoft began developing
Microsoft_Excel
1960s computer collaboration system
spreadsheet program, Visicalc, saw Doug Engelbart demonstrate the oN-Line System, which was part of Bricklin's inspiration to create Visicalc. File Retrieval
NLS_(computer_system)
American software engineer and businessman
with Dan Bricklin, the company Software Arts and the spreadsheet program VisiCalc, the latter being vended by VisiCorp. Frankston was born and raised in
Bob_Frankston
American video game company
Hawkins and Melmon knew the founders of Software Arts, the creators of VisiCalc, and thought their permission should be obtained. Dan Bricklin did not
Electronic_Arts
Any computer program for end-user use
that it causes demand for its host platform to increase. For example, VisiCalc was the first modern spreadsheet software for the Apple II and helped sell
Application_software
Operating environment program
including a spreadsheet program called "VisiOn Calc". (Not to be confused with VisiCalc). One of Visi On's features was an hourglass cursor that indicated when
Visi_On
with a computer. VisiCalc proved exceptionally popular with the business community and ultimately 700,000 copies were sold. VisiCalc was initially released
History_of_personal_computers
Region of England
Robert Mais and it was around four years before (the more well-known) VisiCalc in 1978. The University of Manchester has collected 25 Nobel prizes, though
North_West_England
1977 microcomputer by Tandy Corporation
for example, if a VisiCalc user suffers a spontaneous reboot, to recover data the user enters V+C+SPACE+✶ at TRSDOS Ready, and Visicalc restores the previous
TRS-80
Computer intended for use by an individual person
operating system. A word processor EasyWriter and a spreadsheet client VisiCalc were preinstalled. Customers could pay an additional $3,000 to add a printer
Personal_computer
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
Microsoft Excel, also debuted on CP/M before MS-DOS versions became available. VisiCalc, the first-ever spreadsheet program, was made available for CP/M. Another
CP/M
Spreadsheet program
program developed by Microsoft and introduced in 1982 as a competitor to VisiCalc. Multiplan was released first for computers running CP/M; it was developed
Multiplan
it took the market from Visicalc in the early 1980s. 1983, Dynacalc for OS-9 a Unix-like operating system, similar to VisiCalc. 1984, Lotus Symphony for
List_of_spreadsheet_software
1981 American microcomputer model
Centers it began opening in 1980, the company ensured that software like VisiCalc and EasyWriter was quickly available. It partnered with the retail chains
IBM_Personal_Computer
Writing format
trend that continues to this day: (1977) CompuServe (1978) WordStar (1979) VisiCalc (1982) MicroProse, WordPerfect (1983) NetWare (1984) LaserJet, MacWorks
Camel_case
American technology company (1982–2018)
leaving his post as head of development at VisiCorp, the distributors of the VisiCalc spreadsheet, and selling all his rights to VisiPlot and VisiTrend to VisiCorp
Lotus_Development
Display technique with inverted colors
Example with normally light text: Visicalc displays column and row headers in reverse video. The "TOTAL" label is also reversed.
Reverse_video
1980 business-oriented personal computer
Jobs expected hobbyists to purchase the Apple II; however, because of VisiCalc and Disk II, small businesses purchased 90% of the computers. The Apple
Apple_III
Array that replaces runtime computation with a simpler array indexing operation
functionalities implemented in computer spreadsheets, with the initial version of VisiCalc (1979) including a LOOKUP function among its original 20 functions. Microsoft
Lookup_table
American software company, 1979 to 1985
software company founded by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in 1979 to develop VisiCalc, which was published by a separate company, Personal Software Inc., later
Software_Arts
1977 video game
software altogether and rebranded as VisiCorp in 1982 to align with its VisiCalc spreadsheet software. Rather than find another publisher, Infocom decided
Zork
Desktop publishing program
Adobe InDesign. InfoWorld compared PageMaker's importance with that of VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3 in September 1985, suggesting that the software was superior
Aldus_PageMaker
Annual influential person or idea chosen by magazine
Osborne, founder of Osborne Computer Corporation Dan Bricklin, co-creator of VisiCalc Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International Clive Sinclair, founder
Time_Person_of_the_Year
American entrepreneur (born 1950)
leaving his post as head of development at VisiCorp, the distributors of the VisiCalc spreadsheet, and selling all his rights to VisiPlot and VisiTrend to VisiCorp
Mitch_Kapor
1972–1998 American producer of minicomputers
utilities were written in SP/L which was similar to PL/P. The developers of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet computer program, that ran on Apple II and other
Prime_Computer
Spreadsheet file format
Inc. (the developers of the VisiCalc program) in the early 1980s. The specification was included in many copies of VisiCalc, and published in Byte Magazine
Data_Interchange_Format
American financial data company
1981, Snyder found a way to download data from the FactSet computer into Visicalc, allowing clients to retrieve data from a database directly into a spreadsheet
FactSet
hole taken by the Event Horizon Telescope Dan Bricklin – co-inventor of Visicalc, the first WYSIWYG PC spreadsheet program Alice G. Bryant – otolaryngologist
List of Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
List_of_Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology_alumni
Accounting and business support structure
on spreadsheets, mainly Excel, but in earlier years, Lotus 1-2-3 (and VisiCalc). From the 1980s to the early 2000s, the scope shifted to risk, scenario
FP&A
Town in Massachusetts, United States
percent during the 1920s. In 1979, the first spreadsheet software program VisiCalc was developed by Bob Frankston and Dan Bricklin in the attic of the Arlington
Arlington,_Massachusetts
Class of microcomputers
at the Wayback Machine "VisiCalc and the Rise of the Apple II". Lowendmac.com. 25 September 2006. Retrieved 2013-04-09. VisiCalc was first released for
Home_computer
managers and senior staff who saw the potential – once the revolutionary VisiCalc spreadsheet, the killer app, had been surpassed by a far more powerful
History_of_IBM
First model in the Apple II computer series
and professional market, when the spreadsheet program VisiCalc was launched in mid-1979. VisiCalc is credited as the defining killer app in the microcomputer
Apple_II_(original)
Computer made by Xerox
spreadsheet or database software. The first electronic spreadsheet program, VisiCalc, did not appear until 1979. Technically, the Alto is a small minicomputer
Xerox_Alto
product was envisioned in 2005 by Bricklin, who 27 years earlier created VisiCalc, the first commercial spreadsheet program for the personal computer. Version
WikiCalc
Academic department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
software-defined radio Founder & Ceo of Vanu Inc. Dan Bricklin 1973 Co-creator of VisiCalc Wen Tsing Chow 1942 missile guidance systems David D. Clark 1968 1973 Multics
MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
MIT_Department_of_Electrical_Engineering_and_Computer_Science
Spreadsheet software
SuperCalc is a spreadsheet program published by Sorcim in 1980. VisiCalc was the first spreadsheet program, but at first was not available for the CP/M
SuperCalc
Floppy disk drive for the Apple II computer
between hobbyist devices and a computer. You couldn't have expected, say, VisiCalc, to run on a cassette system." Recognizing that the II needed a disk drive
Disk_II
of the business world: VisiCalc, a spreadsheet. So important that the Apple II became what John Markoff described as a "VisiCalc accessory", the application
History_of_Apple_Inc.
Process of digitizing data
of databases for data entry can be traced to the 1979 introduction of Visicalc, and what some consider the wrong place for storing computational data
Data_entry
Spreadsheet program
spreadsheet, VisiCalc, and released it for the Apple II in 1979. When Ben Rosen of Morgan Stanley saw the program, he wrote that "VisiCalc might be the
Lotus_Improv
Device or computer program used for writing and editing documents
latter by software such as "killer app" spreadsheet applications, e.g. VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3, were so compelling that personal computers and word processing
Word_processor
Small computer with a CPU made out of a microprocessor
hobbyists and early produces were familiar. In 1979, the launch of the VisiCalc spreadsheet (initially for the Apple II) first turned the microcomputer
Microcomputer
Tandy Radio Shack small-business computer launched in 1979
killer app VisiCalc for the Apple II. In 1983, VisiCorp produced an update of Visicalc which Tandy sold for the Model 16 called Enhanced VisiCalc. This version
TRS-80_Model_II
delimited columns; also TSV (Tab-Separated Values) TXT – text file VC – Visicalc WK1 – Lotus 1-2-3 up to version 2.01 WK3 – Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0 WK4
List_of_file_formats
1979–1991 home computer series
Atari's Star Raiders, which became the platform's killer app, akin to VisiCalc for the Apple II in its ability to persuade customers to buy the computer
Atari_8-bit_computers
Databank system
development environment which Manny was quick to take advantage of. When Visicalc was released, Perez became convinced that it was the ideal user interface
IBM_Planning_Analytics
Information system used for organizational decision-making and coordination
in 1981 broadened business adoption, and influential software such as VisiCalc demonstrated the practical value of personal computing. This proliferation
Management_information_system
Apple II conference in the United States
a2stream, and more 2025 Dan Bricklin software developer Co-creator of VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet 2025 John Conrad software developer Developer
KansasFest
Laboratory at US university
appointed Chancellor of MIT March 2011 Bob Frankston, co-developer of VisiCalc, the first computer spreadsheet Seymour Papert, inventor of the Logo programming
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MIT_Computer_Science_and_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory
1978? SMALL Nevil Brownlee at the University of Auckland Algol60 1978 VisiCalc Dan Bricklin, Bob Frankston marketed by VisiCorp none (unique language)
Timeline of programming languages
Timeline_of_programming_languages
Calendar year
Standard Chinese, leading to changes in Western spelling of Chinese toponyms. VisiCalc becomes the first commercial spreadsheet program. The first usenet experiments
1979
British video game publisher, 1983–1992
Mackonochie got a hold of a Commodore PET personal computer, alongside a copy of VisiCalc, a spreadsheet application for the system. This combination led him to
Mirrorsoft
Psychiatric Neuroscience Dan Bricklin (born 1951) Business 1979 Creator of VisiCalc Fred Brooks (born 1931) PhD 1956 Turing Award laureate Matthew Cappucci
List of Harvard University people
List_of_Harvard_University_people
Soviet personal computer series
mode Agat-9 BASIC program example Agat-9 Tor text editor Agat-9 SCHM (VisiCalc clone) The initial run of Agat-4 machines were produced at the "Lianozovsky
Agat_(computer)
DBASE database file format family
DEM Define statements for a CUA form .DIF Data Interchange Format, or VisiCalc file; used with APPEND FROM and COPY TO .DOC Documentation file; Applications
.dbf
Electronic device
general-purpose PCs, and the value added to the latter by software such as VisiCalc, were so compelling that personal computers and word processing software
Word processor (electronic device)
Word_processor_(electronic_device)
1981 home computer by Commodore
computer of the future." As the Apple II gained momentum with the advent of VisiCalc in 1979, Jack Tramiel wanted a product that would compete in the same segment
VIC-20
1986 computer programming book
database and dBASE Dan Bricklin, co-designer of VisiCalc spreadsheet Bob Frankston, co-designer of VisiCalc and contributor to Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet Jonathan
Programmers_at_Work
Icon IDL Red Standard MUMPS Yellow IDL C shell HAL/S MATLAB RPG III SMALL VisiCalc SQL Operating systems CP/M Cambridge CAP 1BSD 2BSD Apple DOS Computer networks
History_of_software
Cat. No. Title Media 1st Appearance 26-1566 Visicalc 26-1562 Profile 26-1565 Microfiles 26-1705 Advanced Statistical Analysis 26-1604 Versafile 26-1563
List of software for the TRS-80
List_of_software_for_the_TRS-80
Home computer by Texas Instruments
Ahl noted that unlike other computers, it did not have "Microsoft BASIC, VisiCalc, WordStar, or any popular games". Peripherals cost about twice as much
TI-99/4A
separate from hardware, and missed the opportunity to fund Lotus 1-2-3 or Visicalc. He also missed the importance of the personal computer, but his futuristic
The_Ultimate_Entrepreneur
Operating system
Matthews wrote "patches" for various applications such as Scripsit and VisiCalc. Ide later retired and Matthews went on to other projects in the software
NewDos/80
Programming tool blending code and documents
documenting, and executing code, as well as communicating the results." VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet for personal computers, was published in 1979. Its
Notebook_interface
16-bit IBM minicomputer introduced in 1965
names, so it wound up being called FORTH. Dan Bricklin, creator of the VisiCalc program, got his start in programming when he learned and used the IBM
IBM_1130
Video Tools to amplify human ability. Computer is a bicycle for the mind VisiCalc Early word processors Computing in education Ease of use Ratio of computers
Timeline_of_Steve_Jobs_media
additional 64 kilobytes of RAM, bringing the computer's total RAM to 128 KB. VisiCalc and Disk II made the Apple II very popular in small businesses, which asked
Apple_80-Column_Text_Card
1980–2014 American multinational software and services company
the IBM PC was emerging as a market force and applications such as the VisiCalc spreadsheet for the Apple II were showing what microcomputers could do
Novell
per-column basis in the margins. Although T/Maker was released six months after VisiCalc, it was perhaps[vague] the first application to provide an 'office' suite
T/Maker
for it or the Apple II "didn't seem to be of the same caliber as, say, VisiCalc or the Peachtree business packages", citing the lack of ease of use and
EasyWriter
Annual award for developing an influential software system
Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls, Jr., Alan C. Kay 1986 TeX Donald E. Knuth 1985 VisiCalc Dan Bricklin, Bob Frankston 1984 Xerox Alto Butler W. Lampson, Robert Taylor
ACM_Software_System_Award
Calculator as a computer program
general calculations to obtain widespread use was released in 1978. This was VisiCalc and it was called an interactive visible calculator, but it was actually
Software_calculator
Personal computer user group, 1977–1996
directory of local stores, consultants, and services. Membership: 300. VisiCalc introduced at BCS meeting by Bob Frankston and Dan Bricklin. 1980: The
Boston_Computer_Society
player missile graphics". Star Raiders was Atari's killer app, akin to VisiCalc for the Apple II in its ability to persuade customers to buy the computer
Atari_8-bit_computer_software
Word processing application
TRS-80 line of machines, along with other breakthrough applications such as VisiCalc. It was Radio Shack's top-selling program for the consumer-oriented Models
Scripsit
Mathematical modeling software
1970s and initially developed in 1982 by Software Arts, the company behind VisiCalc, Konopasek's goal in inventing the TK Solver concept was to create a problem
TK_Solver
American software company (1978–1993)
CP/M in November 1981 and MS-DOS in April 1983. A direct competitor to VisiCalc, MicroPro programmed CalcStar's shortcut keys to closely follow WordStar's
MicroPro_International
Co-founder of the Raikes Foundation
manage the family farm.[citation needed] He joined Apple Computer as the VisiCalc Engineering Manager in 1980. He worked at Apple for fifteen months before
Jeff_Raikes
software TellStar - astronomy Twilight II - Apple IIGS screensaver (GS) VisiCalc - spreadsheet Word Juggler - word processor WordPerfect - word processor
List of Apple II application software
List_of_Apple_II_application_software
became the leading business desktop workstation with software such as VisiCalc, but also somewhat popular as a home computer. Initially only available
List_of_early_microcomputers
1984 IBM-compatible portable computer
well as a bundle of application software including GW-BASIC, WordStar, VisiCalc, pfs:File, pfs:Graph, and pfs:Report. The Senior Partner features a built-in
Panasonic_Senior_Partner
Early Apple employee
Apple President Mike Scott asked Wozniak to write a secret competitor to VisiCalc, to use as leverage against Personal Software. Wozniak was reluctant because
Randy_Wigginton
Spreadsheet Dan Bricklin Invented the VisiCalc spreadsheet program, which was the killer application of the Apple II. VisiCalc is considered the first killer
List of people considered father or mother of a field
List_of_people_considered_father_or_mother_of_a_field
Events in the history of 16-bit x86 DOS-family disk operating systems
November VisiCorp, the top personal computer software firm (built by its VisiCalc spreadsheet for the Apple II), demonstrates its Visi On graphical user
Timeline of DOS operating systems
Timeline_of_DOS_operating_systems
American computer company
later join with Dan Bricklin to found Software Arts in 1979, developers of VisiCalc. In May 1977, ECD won a $1.38 million contract to supply 1,000 MicroMinds
ECD_Corporation
Topics referred to by the same term
efficient vehicle planned for 2010 Dan Bricklin (born 1951), co-programmer of VisiCalc Malcolm Bricklin (born 1939), businessman who built the Bricklin SV-1 car
Bricklin
commentator for New York Yankees Dan Bricklin, with Bob Frankston, co-creator of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet Charles Stark Draper, inventor of the aircraft inertial
List of people from Newton, Massachusetts
List_of_people_from_Newton,_Massachusetts
American software company (1982–2017)
developed as a consulting project for a Pick user who had created a huge VisiCalc marketing model on their Apple II that required 23 floppy disks. COMICS
Semaphore_Corporation
VISICALC
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Biblical
removing a dissension
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Beautiful Vine
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Ganesh
Boy/Male
Tamil
To rise, Blue lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Blue lotus
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Bright
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Muruga and Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu
Blue
Girl/Female
Tamil
Victory of the queen
Boy/Male
Hindu
VISICALC
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