[Year 12 IT Apps] For the other greybeards out there - Visicalc on Windows

[Margaret Lawson]

I know that this is a large file size, but I threw together a poster for 
my classroom walls a while back.

enjoy!

Margaret
> Mark <mailto:mark at vceit.com>
> 16 July 2014 1:07 PM
> I have recently found myself reverting to old versions of some 
> software after finding the latest 'update' is worse than the previous 
> version.
>
> http://www.oldversion.com is your friend when an 'upgrade' of your 
> favourite software betrays you.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> -- 
>
> Mark Kelly
> mark AT vceit DOT com
> http://vceit.com
>
> /The two most important things to remember in order to become powerful 
> are:/
> /1. Never tell your competitors everything you know./
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> Savage, John L <mailto:savage.john.l at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> 16 July 2014 9:24 AM
>
> Hi,
>
> Here’s a link to a working version of the original VisiCalc. I 
> remember using it to generate sales forecasts when I worked in Telecom 
> in (76-83). Ah, the Apple IIE with RAM boosted to 64KB. Before 
> Visicalc I drew up tables of figures and calculated by hand/desktop 
> calculator/slide rule.
>
> http://www.danbricklin.com/history/vcexecutable.htm
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> Laurie Savage
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> Assessment & Reporting Coordinator :: Pascoe Vale Girls College
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