Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer"This updated edition features interviews with the major players, new chapters, dozens of new photos, and updates throughout that carry the story forward into the Internet era. The authors convey the exciting development of companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Sun, Netscape, Lotus, and Oracle."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 288
... And although some of them were impressive , none were good enough to induce people to buy the computer just to use the program . That is , not until VisiCalc . VisiCalc Without VisiCalc , things would have been tougher for 288 AMERICAN PIE.
... And although some of them were impressive , none were good enough to induce people to buy the computer just to use the program . That is , not until VisiCalc . VisiCalc Without VisiCalc , things would have been tougher for 288 AMERICAN PIE.
Page 290
... VisiCalc , shorthand for " visible calculations . " VisiCalc was a novelty in computer software . Nothing like it existed on any computer , large or small , and in fact there were reasons why such a program had not been developed for ...
... VisiCalc , shorthand for " visible calculations . " VisiCalc was a novelty in computer software . Nothing like it existed on any computer , large or small , and in fact there were reasons why such a program had not been developed for ...
Page 291
... VisiCalc to Apple chairman Mike Markkula , who was unimpressed and proceeded to show Fylstra his own checkbook- balancing program . But when VisiCalc was released through Personal Software in October of 1979 , it was an immediate ...
... VisiCalc to Apple chairman Mike Markkula , who was unimpressed and proceeded to show Fylstra his own checkbook- balancing program . But when VisiCalc was released through Personal Software in October of 1979 , it was an immediate ...
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Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer Paul Freiberger,Michael Swaine No preview available - 2000 |
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