Electronic spreadsheet (VisiCalc)
Hoja de cálculo electrónica (VisiCalc)
- Date
- 1979 · confidence high
- Place
- Software Arts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Credited to
- Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston
- People
- 👤 Bob Frankston1949–👤 Dan Bricklin1951–
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
Program that automatically recalculates a grid of cells linked by formulas. It was the first application that alone justified buying a personal computer.
What it led to
- Adoption of the PC in business and finance modelled in spreadsheets
- Lotus 1-2-3, Excel and office software
- Data analysis by non-programmers
Built on
Made possible
- Lotus 1-2-3
- Microsoft Excel
- financial modelling