• By Brian Lam
    Jul 16, 2009 3:00 AM 6,694
    read more: #software, #visicalc, #giz79, #gizmodo79, #retromodo, #apps, #apple

    VisiCalc: Father of the Spreadsheet

    Steven Levy reminded me that in 1979, VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program for personal computers and the app that turned the Apple II into a serious business machine. Here's a DOS copy you can run today. [Wiki, briklin]

    Gizmodo '79 is a week-long celebration of gadgets and geekdom 30 years ago, as the analog age gave way to the digital, and most of our favorite toys were just being born.


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