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Computer spreadsheet programs have been around since 1979, when Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston created VisiCalc. The breakthrough program turned the Apple II into an electronic ledger, allowing users ...

In the beginning, there was VisiCalc. That is about all anybody is sure of these days in the volatile field of personal computer spreadsheets. In fact, it sounds suspiciously like a software soap ...

The search for new software concepts often can lead researchers into computer labs or university classrooms. For Ron Reimann, founder of the Baler Software Corp., Rolling Meadows, that journey led ...

I got access to Google Spreadsheets this morning, shortly after I wrote up my quick take based on the screenshots on Google's site. After using Google Spreadsheets, some pros and cons stand out.

Anyone who uses Excel owes a debt of gratitude to Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston, the inventors of VisiCalc, the first personal computer spreadsheet. Both men attended the Massachusetts Institute of ...

In 2010, a pair of researchers published a controversial economics paper. It was cited by UK politicians to justify austerity measures that sparked economic and employment crises, and anti-austerity ...