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...and the original VisiCalc executable [1], at 27520 bytes, is smaller than the _app icons_ in a modern iOS app bundle! VisiCalc was, essentially, _the_ kille
by davepeck 15y ago
...and the original VisiCalc executable [1], at 27520 bytes, is smaller than the _app icons_ in a modern iOS app bundle!
VisiCalc was, essentially, _the_ killer app of the early PC era.
The march of progress. ;-)
[1] http://www.danbricklin.com/history/vcexecutable.htm http://www.danbricklin.com/history/vcexecutable.htm
- watmough 15y agoThe 60 Minutes interview passed over the Apple II very briefly, but it was tremendously significant, for being one of the first computers popularized with a killer app. Obviously, this wasn't the be-all and end-all, but VisiCalc did for sure sell many Apple II computers.