wikiCalc is a

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, created by

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, that allows for the creation and editing of

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s through a

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-style user-editable interface. It is currently released as version 1.0 for use on Windows, Mac, Linux/Unix, and other platforms that can run the

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language. The product was envisioned in 2005 by Bricklin, who 27 years earlier created

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, the first

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spreadsheet program for the

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. Version Alpha 0.1 was released for

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in November 2005. Version 1.0 was released on January 25, 2007. wikiCalc is written in the

programming language. wikiCalc is released under the

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, and is thus

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. On June 8, 2006, Dan Bricklin and

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announced a partnership which encompasses an exclusive distribution deal as well as a pledge for co-development. The Socialtext version of the software is called SocialCalc.

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wikiCalc Product Home Page
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Bricklin updates collaborative spreadsheet

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, 11 June 2006 Free spreadsheet software Free wiki software Online spreadsheets

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