| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts |
Key people | Co-founders Dan Bricklin, Bob Frankston |
| Products | VisiCalc, TK/Solver, Spotlight |
Software Arts was a software company founded by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in 1979[1] to develop VisiCalc, which was published by a separate company, Personal Software Inc., later named VisiCorp.
Software Arts also developed TK!Solver,[2] a numeric equation solving system originally developed by Milos Konopasek, and Spotlight, "a desktop organizer for the I.B.M. Personal Computer."[2]
By early 1984 InfoWorld estimated that Software Arts was the world's 13th-largest microcomputer-software company, with $12 million in 1983 sales.[3] It was bought by Lotus in 1985.
References
- ^ Kenneth N. Gilpin; Todd S. Purdum (April 10, 1985). "Former Friendly Rivals Joining Forces at Lotus". The New York Times.
- ^ a b David E. Sanger (April 9, 1985). "Lotus Set to Acquire Software Arts". The New York Times.
- ^ Caruso, Denise (1984-04-02). "Company Strategies Boomerang". InfoWorld. pp. 80–83. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
External links
- Software Arts and VisiCalc, by Dan Bricklin