For What kind of computer was Excel created?

[ISAAC HAYES]

For what kind of computer was Excel created?

 

[FSt1]

hi
originally it was created for the IBM architechture which became known as
the PC (personal computer). but that was back in 85 (about) and PC's have
change somewhat to accomadate the faster processers and other divices but i
think it is still the same basic architechture. excel was developed for the
mac which has a different architechture.

hope this cleared things up;
regards
FSt1

 

[lwm]

I believe that Excel was originally designed for IBM and MSDOS. It was
originally called Multiplan. They needed to change the name in 85 as the
average person could not understand it.

I taught Lotus123, Supercalc, and Multiplan in the early 80's. I beleve
Visicalc was the only spreadsheet originally designed for the mac. If I am
in correct please correct me.

 

[Mike Middleton]

lwm -

I beleve Visicalc was the only spreadsheet originally designed for the
mac. If I am in correct please correct me. <

VisiCalc was first released for the Apple II in 1979.

Apple introduced the Macintosh in 1984.

No version of VisiCalc was ever available for the Macintosh.

- Mike Middleton
http://www.DecisionToolworks.com
Decision Analysis Add-ins for Excel

 

[Mike Middleton]

ISAAC HAYES -

According to Wikipedia, "The first version of Excel was released for the Mac
in 1985 and the first Windows version ... was released in November 1987."

- Mike Middleton
http://www.DecisionToolworks.com
Decision Analysis Add-ins for Excel

 

[papou]

Hello

It was
originally called Multiplan. They needed to change the name in 85 as the
average person could not understand it.

I am not convinced this is the case.
To my opinion and based from my experience, Excel was designed as a new
product.
Multiplan was designed for MS DOS and was definitely a different product
from Excel.

Cordially
Pascal

 

[lwm]

Mike

Thanks for mentioning Wikipeida

Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program, following VisiCalc, developed by
Microsoft. Introduced in 1982, initially for computers running CP/M, it was
ported to a number of other operating systems including MS-DOS and Xenix.
Versions were also available for the Commodore 64, Texas Instruments
TI-99/4A, Radio Shack Model II, Apple II and Burroughs B-20 series of
personal computers. Multiplan for the Apple Macintosh was Microsoft's first
GUI spreadsheet - the others were text-based. Multiplan for the Macintosh was
the most successful spreadsheet for the early Mac.


Screenshot Multiplan in DOS.Outsold by Lotus 1-2-3 for several years,
Multiplan was the basis for Microsoft Excel which followed some years later

 

[Gord Dibben]

http://www.dssresources.com/history/sshistory.html


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:58:00 -0800, ISAAC HAYES <ISAAC