VisiCalc
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VisiCalc was the first widely used personal computer spreadsheet program, credited with helping to popularize the Apple II and launching the spreadsheet software category.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VisiCalc canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application software
ⓘ
personal computer software ⓘ spreadsheet software ⓘ |
| category | business software ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Bob Frankston
ⓘ
Dan Bricklin ⓘ |
| developer |
Bob Frankston
ⓘ
Dan Bricklin ⓘ Software Arts ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1980s ⓘ |
| distributionModel | proprietary software ⓘ |
| feature |
automatic recalculation
ⓘ
cell formulas ⓘ grid of rows and columns ⓘ what-if analysis ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre | spreadsheet ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | Apple II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered the first killer application for personal computers ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lotus 1-2-3
ⓘ
Excel ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Multiplan ⓘ |
| influencedBy | paper spreadsheets ⓘ |
| license | commercial software license ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first widely used personal computer spreadsheet program
ⓘ
helping to popularize the Apple II computer ⓘ launching the spreadsheet software category ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Apple DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple II DOS
Atari 8-bit family ⓘ CP/M ⓘ Commodore PET ⓘ MS-DOS ⓘ
surface form:
IBM PC DOS
|
| originalPrice | 100 USD ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple II
ⓘ
Atari 8-bit family ⓘ CP/M computers ⓘ Commodore PET ⓘ IBM PC ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
accounting
ⓘ
business modeling ⓘ financial analysis ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | 6502 assembly language ⓘ |
| publisher |
Personal Software
ⓘ
VisiCorp ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| userInterface | text-based interface ⓘ |
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