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1979 computer spreadsheet application
VisiCalc is the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October 17, 1979. It is considered the killer application for the Apple II, 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 later. More than 700,000 copies were sold in six years, and up to 1 million copies over its history. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: VisiCalcA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Managerial accountingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Visicalc Program for Estimating the Area Under a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) CurveCited 40 times
- Go sideways: Dan FylstraA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Dan BricklinA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Visicalc Program for Estimating the Area Under a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve
The Creation and the Demise of VisiCalc
VisiCalc for the Teacher
Visicalc™ and Visiplot™ software routines and the analysis of data routinely encountered in steroid biochemistry
UsingVisiCalcandDYNAmoto Make Models and Solve Problems in High School Math Classes
Review of "Spreadsheet Software From VisiCalc to 1-2-3, by Thomas B. Henderson, Douglas F., and Gena B. Cobb", Que Corporation, 1983
Oil and Gas Economic Analysis with VisiCalc: ABSTRACT
To transfer visicalc spreadsheet files from commodore computer across to lotus worksheets in a rainbow computer
đź“š Books worth reading
Managerial accountingKathryn M. Verreault, Kathryn Verreault · 1985- 📕Getting the Most Out of Your Visicalc Program: An Interactive Tutorial of Advanced TechniquesShaffer · 1984
32 VisiCalc worksheetsT. G. Lewis · 1983
The Cambridge guide to VisiCalcBob Mould · 1985
Mastering visiCalcDouglas Hergert · 1983- 📕Dynamics of VisiCalcBarry D. Bayer · 1983
The VisiCalc program made easyDavid M. Castlewitz · 1983- 📕Simply VisiCalcBarbara S. Chirlian · 1984
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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