new 6502 computer, playpower — #4

Post #4 by Bunsen

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Development
Post Date	Tue, 24 Mar 2009 - 12:30
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/new-6502-computer-playpower.16918/

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VISICalc! Now you're talking!

http://playpower.org/blog/2009/03/wired-article-visicalc/

here’s a picture of Jeremy and I talking to Bob Frankston, who developed Visicalc. If you weren’t around in 1979, that’s the world’s first spreadsheet program, developed on the 6502 based Apple II. It turned the home computer into a useful business tool.
He said he’ll try to find the source code for us. That’s so awesome.

The Playpower project was cited in these forums some time ago, and launched a storm of fairly inane commentary. Don't bother searching for the thread.

Personally, I'm all for what these guys are doing.