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A first look at wikiCalc

Posted by tadelste on · 2 comments
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Dan Bricklin, co-creator of VisiCalc, is at it again. Bricklin is working on wikiCalc, a Web-based spreadsheet application. It's not quite ready for prime time yet, but it does show promise.

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sharkscott ·
As soon as it becomes more mature and able to be hosted entirely on the web it will be one more program that you will not have to keep on your computer.

I would say that we are within a generation of software technology of being able to keep everything we "need" like our OS, files, settings etc. on a CD or jumpdrive. That we can then use on a "blank" computer station and access everything we "want", like programs, databases, music, storage and such.
chalex ·
Exactly. I recently wrote a blog entry about a bunch of web-based apps. There are already more than I realized.

Here's a short list: http://www.yalb.net/wp/

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