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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453929503321

Autore

Jelen Bill

Titolo

The spreadsheet at 25 [[electronic resource] ] : 25 amazing Excel examples that evolved from the invention that changed the world! / / [Bill Jelen]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Uniontown, OH, : Holy Macro! Books, c2005

ISBN

1-932802-52-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (131 p.)

Disciplina

005.36

005.369

005.54

Soggetti

Computer software - Development - History

Electronic spreadsheets

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Chapter1; Chapter2; Chapter3; Chapter4; Chapter5; Afterword; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

From the 1979 invention by two MIT students of the visible calculator to the war between Lotus and Microsoft for dominance in the spreadsheet market, this book is a fascinating look at the software application that helped spur the entire computer industry. This loving look back at the early computer and technology evolution will teach anyone interested in computer history about the MIT students, Bricklin and Frankston, and their unique vision; how Mitch Kapor and Lotus 1-2-3 trumped VisiCalc; how the spreadsheet gave businesses a reason to buy PCs; and how Microsoft came to dominate the m