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Software Arts

Software Arts was a software company founded by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in 1979 to develop VisiCalc, which was published by a separate company, Personal Software Inc., later named VisiCorp.

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Founded
1979
Industry
Software
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts
Key people
Co-founders Dan Bricklin, Bob Frankston
Products
VisiCalc, TK/Solver, Spotlight
Type
Private

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Software Arts

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Edges9
Triples8
Avg. degree1.8
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Software Arts

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related to External links · 2
Software Arts → Dan Bricklin, VisiCalc
Founded · 1
Software Arts → 1979
Headquarters · 1
Software Arts → Cambridge, Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts
Industry · 1
Software Arts → Software
Key people · 1
Software Arts → Co-founders Dan Bricklin, Bob Frankston
Products · 1
Software Arts → VisiCalc, TK/Solver, Spotlight
Type · 1
Software Arts → Private

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software arts company visicalc dan bricklin personal founded bob frankston tk solver spotlight lotus 1979 develop published separate inc later

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Software ArtsFounded19791.00infobox
Software ArtsHeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts1.00infobox
Software ArtsIndustrySoftware1.00infobox
Software ArtsKey peopleCo-founders Dan Bricklin, Bob Frankston1.00infobox
Software ArtsProductsVisiCalc, TK/Solver, Spotlight1.00infobox
Software ArtsTypePrivate1.00infobox
Software Artsrelated to External linksVisiCalc0.60section
Software Artsrelated to External linksDan Bricklin0.60section

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