Comments on: Give credit where credit is due http://dottiehallconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/ My perspective on marketing, the web and occasionally on life Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:58:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bob Washburn http://dottiehallconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/#comment-187 Bob Washburn Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:21:59 +0000 http://dottiehallconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/#comment-187 Mitch Kapor was in on the beginning of spreadsheet success on the Apple II. He wrote, and Visicorp published, Visiplot and Visitrend, two Visicalc extension products. Mitch founded Lotus using his royalty funds from his two successful products. Bob Washburn Mitch Kapor was in on the beginning of spreadsheet success on the Apple II. He wrote, and Visicorp published, Visiplot and Visitrend, two Visicalc extension products. Mitch founded Lotus using his royalty funds from his two successful products.
Bob Washburn

]]> By: Ken Sides http://dottiehallconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/#comment-184 Ken Sides Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:58:06 +0000 http://dottiehallconsulting.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/#comment-184 I'm glad somebody is taking the time to correct these revisionist histories that steal credit from the original thinkers, the real breakers-through. I used to teach "electronic spreadsheets" at Florida Keys Community college in the 90's and I would always devote a few minutes to crediting Dan Bricklin for creating the first electronic spreadsheet. I imagine I was the only instructor to do so. Today's spreadsheets are only marginally improved. and I think Lotus 2.4 might actually have been faster to use, back when keystrokes ruled and the mouse was an afterthought. -Ken Sides, PE I’m glad somebody is taking the time to correct these revisionist histories that steal credit from the original thinkers, the real breakers-through. I used to teach “electronic spreadsheets” at Florida Keys Community college in the 90’s and I would always devote a few minutes to crediting Dan Bricklin for creating the first electronic spreadsheet. I imagine I was the only instructor to do so.

Today’s spreadsheets are only marginally improved. and I think Lotus 2.4 might actually have been faster to use, back when keystrokes ruled and the mouse was an afterthought.

-Ken Sides, PE

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