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Bob Frankston

Robert M. Frankston (born June 14, 1949) is an American software engineer and businessman who co-created, with Dan Bricklin, the company Software Arts and the spreadsheet program VisiCalc, the latter being vended by VisiCorp.

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Known for
Co-creator of VisiCalc
Alma mater
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, MEng)
Born
(1949-06-14) June 14, 1949 (age 77) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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Bob Frankston

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Bob Frankston

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related to External links · 5
Bob Frankston → Bob Frankston's, Smart ComputingBob Frankston, Triangulation, TV, TWiT
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Bob Frankston → Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, MEng)
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Bob Frankston → (1949-06-14) June 14, 1949 (age 77) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Bob FrankstonAlma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, MEng)1.00infobox
Bob FrankstonBorn(1949-06-14) June 14, 1949 (age 77) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Bob FrankstonKnown forCo-creator of VisiCalc1.00infobox
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Bob Frankstonrelated to External linksSmart ComputingBob Frankston0.60section
Bob Frankstonrelated to External linksTV0.60section
Bob Frankstonrelated to External linksTriangulation0.60section
Bob Frankstonrelated to External linksTWiT0.60section

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