| Company 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 to develop VisiCalc, which was published by a separate company, Personal Software Inc., later named VisiCorp.
Software Arts also developed TK!Solver, a numeric equation solving system originally developed by Milos Konopasek, and Spotlight, "a desktop organizer for the I.B.M. Personal Computer."
By early 1984 InfoWorld estimated that Software Arts was the world's 13th-largest microcomputer-software company, with $12 million in 1983 sales. 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.
- ^ 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. Vol. 6, no. 14. pp. 80–83. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- Sanger, David E. (1985-04-09). "Lotus Set to Acquire Software Arts (Published 1985)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
External links
- Software Arts and VisiCalc, by Dan Bricklin
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