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  1. Jun 13, 2024 · Meet Their Inventor. Harvard University MIT Steve Jobs Apple DEC. It turns out necessity really can be the mother of invention. Just ask Dan Bricklin — who co-created VisiCalc, the first computer spreadsheet. Prior to VisiCalc, personal computers were basically novelties kids played games on.

  2. Jun 11, 2024 · A single person or very small team could write world changing software. Dan Bricklin and Bob Franklin wrote VisiCalc, the original spreadsheet in 2 months for the Apple ||. These days setting up a new web project might take 2 months! (Ok I jest, a little).

  3. computerhistory.org › profile › bob-frankstonBob Frankston - CHM

    Jun 14, 2024 · In 1979, Frankston founded Software Arts with friend and Harvard MBA student Dan Bricklin to develop and sell VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet program for personal computers. VisiCalc was first available for the Apple ii personal computer, which significantly drove Apple ii sales.

  4. Jun 27, 2024 · Perfect product-market fit: Dan Bricklin built VisiCalc in 1979, the first successful computer spreadsheet, and when he showed it to accountants it blew their minds: they could do a week’s work in an afternoon. An Apple II to run VisiCalc cost at least $12,000* adjusted for inflation, but even so, people reached for their cheque-books the ...

  5. Jun 14, 2024 · In the late 1970s, a Harvard MBA student named Dan Bricklin started to dream up a software program that could automatically do the math he was constantly doing and re-doing in class.

  6. Jun 20, 2024 · Just ask Dan Bricklin — who co-created VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet. Inspirational Quotes: Warren Buffett, Bill Walton And Others. June 10, 2024. Read inspirational quotes about prepping for...

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  8. Jun 12, 2024 · Bob Frankston, who co-invented the first spreadsheet program with Dan Bricklin, knows how to add up columns and rows. That’s why he was more than a little surprised when the original $36 Uber fee quoted by the app became almost $55 and was finally billed at $67, before a $10 tip brought it up to $77.