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VisiCalc: The First Spreadsheet That Turned the Apple II From a Hobby Into a Business Machine

VisiCalc changed personal computing forever. Released for the Apple II, it became the first widely successful spreadsheet program and gave businesses a powerful reason to buy what had previously been seen mostly as a hobby computer. This video explores how VisiCalc was created, why it became the Apple II’s “killer app,” and how it helped launch the spreadsheet revolution.

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VisiCalc changed personal computing forever. Released for the Apple II, it became the first widely successful spreadsheet program and gave businesses a powerful reason to buy what had previously been seen mostly as a hobby computer. This video explores how VisiCalc was created, why it became the Apple II’s “killer app,” and how it helped launch the spreadsheet revolution.

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