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Dan Bricklin (left) and Bob Frankston worked together in 1979 to develop VisiCalc, the world's first spreadsheet and arguably the first killer app written for a personal computer. The 27KB program can run on PCs today, and its simplicity is a big reason why early PCs sold in droves.

Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston
Dan Bricklin (left) and Bob Frankston worked together in 1979 to develop VisiCalc, the world's first spreadsheet and arguably the first "killer app" written for a personal computer. The 27KB program can run on PCs today, and its simplicity is a big reason why early PCs sold in droves.


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