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Interview with Dan Bricklin, VisiCalc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper FutureVision Research Hello, and welcome to episode 146 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for December, 2024. I am Randy Kindig, your host for this podcast. This month I'm staying with the recent interview theme, as I continue to get the opportunity for interviews with some amazing icons from the early personal computer days. This month, that person is Dan Bricklin, co-developer of the iconic VisiCalc software that helped kickstart the sales of early personal computers like the Apple II and began the important spreadsheet software category that persists until today. I published an interview with Dan's partner in VisiCalc (and in Software Arts), Bob Frankston, back in 2023, and now Dan adds to the story in his own words. Please note that I do plan to get back into producing episodes covering specific vintage computers. I've just had an amazing run of interview opportunities in recent months, which has reduced the time I had to do the research on computers for the podcast. Coming up in 2025 will be coverage of machines like the HP97, the Lobo Max-80, the Dragon, and the C64. New Acquisitions Ian Mavric's TRS-80 store on ebay - ( https://www.ebay.com/str/trs80universe Lee Felsenstein's book "Me and My Big Ideas: Counterculture, Social Media, and the Future" at Amazon (sponsor link) - https://amzn.to/3Wh6o9h Lee Felsenstein (Fel-zen-stine) interview on Floppy Days - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-90-lee-felsenstein-interview Lee Felsenstein co-hosting episode on Osborne computer (history) on Floppy Days - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-91-the-osborne-1-with-lee-felsenstein Forrest Mims' book "Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist" at Amazon (sponsor link) - https://amzn.to/3BxDuKT Forrest Mims interview on Floppy Days - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-130-interview-with-forrest-mims-iii News and Upcoming Computer Shows News The VintNerd (Steve Diedierch) and FutureVision Research (Brian Cox) FujiNet video - https://youtu.be/0XcsSznKbTs "Priming the Pump" book by David and Theresa Welsh - Kindle version - https://amzn.to/41Nrlw0

Scott sits down with Computing Pioneer and VisiCalc developer Dan Bricklin. Dan also wrote the popular iPad application Note Taker HD and has recently joined Alpha Corporation as their CTO. Dan and Scott chat about Douglas Engelbart, the invention of the mouse, and the myriad of computing innovations that we've enjoyed since the 60s.

If you are one of our listeners that grew up using computers in the late 70’s and early 80’s, our guest for this On the Pod needs no introduction. And if your not a geek, he is one of the few people that helped to revolutionise the desktop application space by being a co-creator of the first spreadsheet application… VisiCalc . Ladies, gentleman and fellow geeks…we present for your listening pleasure…”On the Pod with Dan Bricklin ” Join us and listen as Dan talks about his early days in the software space right through to what he is working on today. The post On the Pod with Dan Bricklin appeared first on cameronreilly.com .