Geek Facts for July 30th – PowerPoint and Coco 3

By Judy Novotny / 07/30/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1987,  Microsoft acquired Forethought, the developer of PowerPoint, for $14 million.

Earlier that year, PowerPoint 1.0 was released for the Apple Macintosh. It ran in black and white, generating text-and-graphics pages for overhead transparencies. In 1990, the first Windows versions were produced.

Learn more at http://technology-acquisitions.findthedata.org/q/356/2730/What-products-or-services-did-Forethought-sell.

In 1986, Tandy announced the Color Computer 3.

The Color Computer 3 came with 128K of RAM, which could be upgraded to 512K. It sold in Radio Shack stores and Tandy Computer Centers for $219.95.

Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer

About The Author

Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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In 1987, Microsoft acquired Forethought, the developer of PowerPoint, for $14 million.

In 1986, Tandy announced the Color Computer 3.

About The Author

Judy Novotny

In 1987,  Microsoft acquired Forethought, the developer of PowerPoint, for $14 million.