So i was looking for a stand-alone very (VERY) simple database program that would let me add and organize phone numbers, addresses, etc. and did not want any of the current fashionable PIM's or such. I wanted text in sortable squares with support for simple macros and not a penny more, get my drift? To make a short google search sound even shorter, I ended up at http://tinyapps.org/text.html and looking at their offerings of spreadsheet/database apps....
Hmmm... VisiCalc?
You mean THE VisiCalc? (cobwebs... clearing...) NO WAY!!
Yep, and here's the proof: http://www.bricklin.com/history/vcexecutable.htm
...and the story behind it: http://static.userland.com/userLandDiscussArchive/msg008583.html
...and reaction to such a singularly cool event: http://www.bricklin.com/history/vcpostingreactions.htm
Seems others have followed suit and authors of groundbreaking software of yesteryear have re-acquired distribution rights to the fruits of their labors, check it out: http://www.bricklin.com/history/othersites.htm
Maybe some of you's know of similar efforts and would like to pass it along...
Hmmm... VisiCalc?
You mean THE VisiCalc? (cobwebs... clearing...) NO WAY!!Yep, and here's the proof: http://www.bricklin.com/history/vcexecutable.htm
...and the story behind it: http://static.userland.com/userLandDiscussArchive/msg008583.html
...and reaction to such a singularly cool event: http://www.bricklin.com/history/vcpostingreactions.htm
Seems others have followed suit and authors of groundbreaking software of yesteryear have re-acquired distribution rights to the fruits of their labors, check it out: http://www.bricklin.com/history/othersites.htm
Maybe some of you's know of similar efforts and would like to pass it along...
