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'''Forethought, Inc.''' was a [[computer software]] [[company]], best known as developers of what is now [[Microsoft PowerPoint]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In late 1983, Rob Campbell and Taylor Pohlman founded Forethought, Inc in order to develop object-oriented bit-mapped application software. In 1984, they hired [[Bob Gaskins]], a former Ph.D. student at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], in exchange for a large percentage of the company's stock. He and software developer Dennis Austin and a small team that included Ramesh G led the development of a program called Presenter, which they later renamed [[Microsoft Powerpoint|PowerPoint]].<ref>[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~wilkins/group/powerpt.html Absolute Powerpoint<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also in 1984, Forethought acquired the rights to publish a Macintosh version of a [[DOS]]-based application called Nutshell. They named the Mac version [[FileMaker]] and it soon became enormously successful.<ref>{{cite web |
In late 1983, Rob Campbell and Taylor Pohlman founded Forethought, Inc in order to develop object-oriented bit-mapped application software. In 1984, they hired [[Bob Gaskins]], a former Ph.D. student at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], in exchange for a large percentage of the company's stock. He and software developer Dennis Austin and a small team that included Ramesh G led the development of a program called Presenter, which they later renamed [[Microsoft Powerpoint|PowerPoint]].<ref>[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~wilkins/group/powerpt.html Absolute Powerpoint<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also in 1984, Forethought acquired the rights to publish a Macintosh version of a [[DOS]]-based application called Nutshell. They named the Mac version [[FileMaker]] and it soon became enormously successful.<ref>{{cite web |
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | |
| Defunct | 1987 |
| Fate | Acquired by Microsoft |
Forethought, Inc. was a computer software company, best known as developers of what is now Microsoft PowerPoint.
History
In late 1983, Rob Campbell and Taylor Pohlman founded Forethought, Inc in order to develop object-oriented bit-mapped application software. In 1984, they hired Bob Gaskins, a former Ph.D. student at the University of California, Berkeley, in exchange for a large percentage of the company's stock. He and software developer Dennis Austin and a small team that included Ramesh G led the development of a program called Presenter, which they later renamed PowerPoint.[1] Also in 1984, Forethought acquired the rights to publish a Macintosh version of a DOS-based application called Nutshell. They named the Mac version FileMaker and it soon became enormously successful.[2]
PowerPoint 1.0 was released in 1987 for the Apple Macintosh. It ran in black and white, generating text-and-graphics pages for overhead transparencies. A new full-color version of PowerPoint shipped a year later after the first color Macintosh came to market. Later in 1987, Forethought and PowerPoint were purchased by Microsoft Corporation for $14 million.[3] In May 1990 the first Windows 3.0 versions were produced. Since 1990, PowerPoint has been a standard part of the Microsoft Office suite of applications except for the Basic Edition. Microsoft PowerPoint would go on to become the most used and sought after presentation suite, having a 95% market share.
References
- ^ Absolute Powerpoint
- ^ Glenn Koenig (2004-04-02). "The Origin of FileMaker". Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "COMPANY NEWS; Microsoft Buys Software Unit". New York Times. 1987-07-31. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
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