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Visicalc in a sentence

Using Visicalc

  • In the example corpus, visicalc often appears in combinations such as: visicalc was, for visicalc, visicalc visicalc.

Context around Visicalc

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

history 1× allow 1× launch 1× created 1× programs 1× described 1× became 1× citation 1× sheet 1× besides 1×

Often after:

allowed 2× users 1× became 1× spreadsheet 1× came 1× remains 1×

Sentence patterns with Visicalc

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1981 for visicalc 1× available besides visicalc and because 1× award for visicalc 1× began selling visicalc 1× citation citation visicalc was ported 1× citation history visicalc visicalc was 1× earlier programs visicalc allowed one 1× frankston described visicalc as a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

awards and accomplishments 1× bricklin never received 1× bricklin was awarded 1× bricklin wrote that 1× compared to earlier 1× frankston described visicalc 1×

Common sentence endings:

a business tool 2× 16 bit systems 1× 1981 for visicalc 1× a best seller 1× and speed related 1× apple ii program 1×

Words around Visicalc

Just before it in the word index:

visibly 457 visible 3.315 visibility 1.154 visibilities 7 visi 5 vishweshwar 4

Just after it in the word index:

visigoth 9 visigothic 39 visigoths 38 visine 2 visintin 6 visio 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarons 33 abra 33 accelerations 33 accies 33 adepoju 33 aduana 33

Corpus analysis for Visicalc

  • In this selection, "visicalc" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, history, allow, launch, allowed, users and became stand out and add context to how "visicalc" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1981 for visicalc and available besides visicalc and because. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "visicalc" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with visicalc

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Many businesses bought Apple IIs just to run VisiCalc. (9 words)

Nevertheless, VisiCalc remains best known as an Apple II program. (10 words)

Bricklin was awarded the Grace Murray Hopper Award in 1981 for VisiCalc. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Little Apple III software was available besides VisiCalc, and because Apple did not view the Apple III as suitable for hobbyists, it did not provide much of the technical software information that accompanied the Apple II. (36 words)

Along with co-founder Bob Frankston, he started writing versions of the program for the Tandy TRS-80, Commodore PET and the Atari 800. Soon after its launch, VisiCalc became a fast seller at $100. (35 words)

Instead of doing financial projections with manually calculated spreadsheets, and having to recalculate with every single cell in the sheet, VisiCalc allowed the user to change any cell, and have the entire sheet automatically recalculated. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

IBM purchased Lotus and continued to sell Lotus offerings, only officially ending sales in 2013. citation History VisiCalc VisiCalc was launched in 1979 on the Apple II and immediately became a best-seller.

Yet it deliberately attempted to remain as compatible as possible with VisiCalc, including copying its menu structure as far as possible to allow VisiCalc users to easily migrate to 1-2-3.

The story of VisiCalc, a humble spreadsheet program that set the tech world ablaze 40 years ago, has reverberated through the industry and still influences the decisions of executives, engineers and investors.

Along with co-founder Bob Frankston, he started writing versions of the program for the Tandy TRS-80, Commodore PET and the Atari 800. Soon after its launch, VisiCalc became a fast seller at $100.

Awards and accomplishments In 1981, Dan Bricklin was given a Grace Murray Hopper Award for VisiCalc.

Bricklin never received a patent for VisiCalc, since software programs weren't made eligible for patents by the Supreme Court until after 1981.

Bricklin was awarded the Grace Murray Hopper Award in 1981 for VisiCalc.

Bricklin wrote that with the years of experience we had at the time we created VisiCalc, we were familiar with many row/column financial programs.

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Compared to earlier programs, VisiCalc allowed one to easily construct free-form calculation systems for practically any purpose, the limitations being primarily memory and speed related.

Frankston described VisiCalc as a "magic sheet of paper that can perform calculations and recalculations", which "allows the user to just solve the problem using familiar tools and concepts".

His idea became VisiCalc, the first application that turned the personal computer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a business tool.

In 1979, the launch of the VisiCalc spreadsheet (initially for the Apple II ) first turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a business tool.

Initially developed in a 6502 assembler running on the Multics time sharing system, citation citation citation VisiCalc was ported to numerous platforms, both 8-bit and some of the early 16-bit systems.

Instead of doing financial projections with manually calculated spreadsheets, and having to recalculate with every single cell in the sheet, VisiCalc allowed the user to change any cell, and have the entire sheet automatically recalculated.

Little Apple III software was available besides VisiCalc, and because Apple did not view the Apple III as suitable for hobbyists, it did not provide much of the technical software information that accompanied the Apple II.

Many businesses bought Apple IIs just to run VisiCalc.

Most versions were disk-based, but the PET VisiCalc came with a ROM chip that the user had to install in one of the motherboard's expansion ROM sockets.

Nevertheless, VisiCalc remains best known as an Apple II program.

Professional career Software Arts In 1979, Bricklin and Frankston founded Software Arts, Inc., and began selling VisiCalc.

This system of cell references was introduced in VisiCalc, and known as "A1 notation".

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Common combinations with visicalc

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