VisiCalc made personal computers useful for business · Proposed air date:
Reviewing a list of consequential software, Dr. Dave explains that early personal computers were largely programming tools or toys until VisiCalc let nonprogrammers produce something useful for business. Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel then built on that change.
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Proposed recording date: 2006-09-09. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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