Microsoft Multiplan
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Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Multiplan canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer program
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spreadsheet software ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Lotus 1-2-3
NERFINISHED
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VisiCalc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distribution | floppy disk ⓘ |
| distributionModel | proprietary software ⓘ |
| feature |
basic charting support
ⓘ
cell-based worksheet ⓘ formula support ⓘ recalculation of cells ⓘ |
| genre | spreadsheet ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early competitor to VisiCalc
ⓘ
helped establish Microsoft in business software market ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| inputMethod | keyboard ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Microsoft’s first spreadsheet program
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being a precursor to Microsoft Excel ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Apple II DOS
NERFINISHED
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Apple SOS NERFINISHED ⓘ CP/M NERFINISHED ⓘ CP/M-86 NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 operating system ⓘ MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ MSX-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ TRS-80 TRSDOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedFor | CP/M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple II
NERFINISHED
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Apple III NERFINISHED ⓘ CP/M microcomputers ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PC NERFINISHED ⓘ MSX NERFINISHED ⓘ TRS-80 NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenix systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portingStrategy | ported to multiple 8-bit and 16-bit microcomputers ⓘ |
| predecessor | none ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
C
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assembly language ⓘ |
| publisher | Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| successor | Microsoft Excel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
basic financial calculations
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numeric data ⓘ text labels ⓘ |
| userInterface | text-based interface ⓘ |
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