West Coast Computer Faire

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=50 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="027000d2esnpes.gif"> <div> <B>West Coast Computer Faire</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=394 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> VisiCalc was first shown to the regular personal computer press in a special room at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco in May of 1979. Personal Software invited various people up to see it, as well as other products they were considering publishing. It was here that I first met Vern Raburn, who later went on to Microsoft, Symantec, and then co-found Slate Corporation with me and others. I also met <A HREF="http://www.scripting.com/dwiner/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scripting.com/dwiner/"><U>Dave Winer</U></A>, now of <A HREF="http://www.userland.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.userland.com/"><U>Userland</U></A>, and saw his early outliner as he demonstrated to Ted Nelson, of hypertext (and Dream Machines) fame.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="03e2c280.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dan demonstrating VisiCalc at the West Coast Computer Faire 5/12/79</div> <div> Photo courtesy of Bob Frankston</div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=36 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="027000d2esnpes.gif"> <div> <A HREF="firstad.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Advertisements for VisiCalc"><U>< Previous Page</U></A>  <A HREF="saincc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="National Computer Conference"><U>Next Page ></U></A></div> <div> © Copyright 1999, 2003 by Daniel Bricklin. All Rights Reserved.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>