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If you really want to read more than you ever wanted to know about the history of powerpoint, Robert Gaskins - one of the creators - wrote a whole book of the h
by s1mon 4y ago
If you really want to read more than you ever wanted to know about the history of powerpoint, Robert Gaskins - one of the creators - wrote a whole book of the history [0] and has a detailed web site with tons more details [1].
[0] https://www.robertgaskins.com/powerpoint-history/sweating-bullets/gaskins-sweating-bullets-webpdf-isbn-9780985142414.pdf https://www.robertgaskins.com/powerpoint-history/sweating-bu...
[1] https://www.robertgaskins.com https://www.robertgaskins.com
- april_22 4y agoMight be a different.. but interesting read. Thank you.
- A_Venom_Roll 4y agoOver 500 pages is a bit daunting, is it a worthwhile read?
- WoodenChair 4y agoIt’s pretty good. Could it have been 100 pages shorter? Sure. But it’s rare you get a seminal software project’s history and design decisions documented so well by one of its key creators. We turned some of they key points from the book into a podcast episode: https://pnc.st/s/kopec-explains-software/c2d1ba5d/powerpoint https://pnc.st/s/kopec-explains-software/c2d1ba5d/powerpoint
- A_Venom_Roll 4y agoThank you, might check it out.
- cruano 4y agoAre you asking for a PowerPoint presentation ?
- janandonly 4y agoAnd the book can be downloaded from his website, for free. Check: https://www.robertgaskins.com/powerpoint-history/sweating-bullets/gaskins-sweating-bullets-webpdf-isbn-9780985142414.pdf https://www.robertgaskins.com/powerpoint-history/sweating-bu...