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Dan Bricklin is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-created VisiCalc with Bob Frankston. VisiCalc was demonstrated publicly in 1979 and became the first widely recognized electronic spreadsheet program for personal computers. Its grid of cells, formulas, and automatic recalculati...
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VisiCalc established the spreadsheet as personal computing's first killer application, earning enduring acclaim for transformative software design.
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Bob Frankston is an American computer programmer and software engineer who, with Dan Bricklin, co-created VisiCalc. Developed by their company Software Arts and released in 1979, VisiCalc presented a grid in which users could enter values and formulas and recalculate results. The program helped esta...
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VisiCalc's engineering and commercialization helped legitimize personal computers for business, though Bricklin receives more principal credit.
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