The Apple II Was a Hobby—Until This Program Arrived

The Apple II Was a Hobby—Until This Program Arrived In 1979, the Apple II was still closely associated with hobbyists. Then something changed: VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet for personal computers, arrived. Created by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston, VisiCalc gave businesses a powerful reason to buy an Apple II—and helped transform the personal computer into a serious business tool. 00:00 – The Software That Changed Everything 02:10 – Before the Computer Spreadsheet 05:00 – Dan Bricklin's Big Idea 08:00 – Bob Frankston Joins the Project 11:00 – Building VisiCalc for the Apple II 14:00 – The First Computer Spreadsheet 17:00 – Businesses Discover VisiCalc 20:00 – The Apple II Becomes a Business Machine 23:00 – The Killer App Effect 26:00 – IBM Enters the PC Market 29:00 – Lotus 1-2-3 Changes the Game 32:00 – VisiCalc's Legacy 34:00 – The Software That Sold the Computer #VisiCalc, #AppleII, #ComputerHistory, #TechHistory, #retrocomputing