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VisiCalc ("visible calculator") [1] is the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, [2] originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October 17, 1979. [1] [3] It is considered the killer application for the Apple II, [4] turning the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, and then prompting IBM to introduce the IBM PC two years ...
It quickly overtook VisiCalc, as well as Multiplan and SuperCalc, the two VisiCalc competitors. Lotus 1-2-3 was the state-of-the-art spreadsheet and the standard throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, part of an unofficial set of three stand-alone office automation products that included dBase and WordPerfect, to build a complete ...
Lotus released Lotus 1-2-3 in 1983. ... VisiCorp agreed in 1979 to pay 36-50% of VisiCalc revenue to Software Arts, [1] compared to typical software royalties of 8-12 ...
The Victory Clothing Company building was designed by Robert Farquhar Train and Robert Edmund Williams for Mr. & Mrs. J.F. Hosfield and built in 1914. [1] The building was originally built as a City Hall annex, [2] but by 2002 it contained ground-floor retail, second-story mezzanines for storage, and lofts on the third through fifth stories.
Mitchell David Kapor (/ ˈ k eɪ p ɔːr / ⓘ KAY-por; born November 1, 1950 [1] [2]) is an American entrepreneur best known for his work as an application developer in the early days of the personal computer software industry, later founding Lotus, where he was instrumental in developing the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. He left Lotus in 1986.
Venice, Los Angeles: Garden city movement housing built for returning World War II veterans. 156: Lincoln Theater: Lincoln Theater: March 17, 2009 : 2300 S. Central Ave.
Multiplan floppy disk for Macintosh. Multiplan is a spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft and introduced in 1982 as a competitor to VisiCalc.. Multiplan was released first for computers running CP/M; it was developed using a Microsoft proprietary p-code C compiler [1] as part of a portability strategy that facilitated ports to systems such as MS-DOS, Xenix, Commodore 64 and 128, TI-99/4A ...
Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.