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Software Arts

American software company, 1979 to 1985

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 developed originally by Milos Konopasek, and Spotlight, "a desktop organizer program for the IBM Personal Computer."2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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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.2

The story

Founded by Bob Frankston and Dan Bricklin in 1979.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • VisiCalc

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Timeline

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