Peachtree Accounting
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Peachtree Accounting is business management software published by Sage Software
and sold primarily in the United States
. There have been several generations of software sold under the Peachtree Accounting name.
Peachtree Accounting was originally sold by a software publisher
founded in 1978 by Ben Dyer
, Ron Roberts, Steve Mann, and John Hayes
. The company was carved out of The Computer SystemCenter, an early Altair
dealer founded by Roberts, Mann, Jim Dunion, and Rich Stafford, which Dyer had joined as the manager and where the first software was published in 1977. The company expanded its offerings with its acquisition of Layered
, an accounting program designed for use on the Macintosh
. The company's products were included in the initial launch of the IBM Personal Computer, and it was acquired by Management Science American in June 1981. After several subsequent changes of ownership ending with ADP, Peachtree was eventually acquired by the Sage Group
in 1998 for US$145 million. Peachtree was the first business software introduced for microcomputer
s and the oldest microcomputer software program for business in current use, with the possible exception of the original Microsoft Basic
interpreters, also introduced in 1975.
The Sage Group
The Sage Group plc , commonly known as Sage, is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It is the world's third-largest supplier of enterprise resource planning software , the largest supplier to small businesses, and has 6.1 million customers...
and sold primarily in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There have been several generations of software sold under the Peachtree Accounting name.
Peachtree Accounting was originally sold by a software publisher
Software publisher
A software publisher is a publishing company in the software industry between the developer and the distributor. In some companies, two or all three of these roles may be combined ....
founded in 1978 by Ben Dyer
Ben Dyer
Benjamin Franklin Dyer was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until , for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers. Dyer played seven different positions in all, but he appeared primarily as a third baseman or shortstop.-External links:...
, Ron Roberts, Steve Mann, and John Hayes
John Hayes
John Hayes may refer to:In academia:* John Hayes , British art historian and museum director, expert on GainsboroughIn entertainment:* John Hayes , American director of low-budget films...
. The company was carved out of The Computer SystemCenter, an early Altair
Altair 8800
The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975 based on the Intel 8080 CPU and sold by mail order through advertisements in Popular Electronics, Radio-Electronics and other hobbyist magazines. The designers hoped to sell only a few hundred build-it-yourself kits to hobbyists, and were...
dealer founded by Roberts, Mann, Jim Dunion, and Rich Stafford, which Dyer had joined as the manager and where the first software was published in 1977. The company expanded its offerings with its acquisition of Layered
Layered, Inc.
Layered, Inc. developed software for Apple's Macintosh computer. At the time of its acquisition in 1990 by Peachtree Software, of Norcross, Georgia, Layered was considered the market leader in accounting software for the Macintosh.-References:**...
, an accounting program designed for use on the Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
. The company's products were included in the initial launch of the IBM Personal Computer, and it was acquired by Management Science American in June 1981. After several subsequent changes of ownership ending with ADP, Peachtree was eventually acquired by the Sage Group
Sage Group
The Sage Group plc , commonly known as Sage, is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It is the world's third-largest supplier of enterprise resource planning software , the largest supplier to small businesses, and has 6.1 million customers...
in 1998 for US$145 million. Peachtree was the first business software introduced for microcomputer
Microcomputer
A microcomputer is a computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit. They are physically small compared to mainframe and minicomputers...
s and the oldest microcomputer software program for business in current use, with the possible exception of the original Microsoft Basic
Microsoft BASIC
Microsoft BASIC was the foundation product of the Microsoft company. It first appeared in 1975 as Altair BASIC, which was the first BASIC, and the first high level programming language available for the MITS Altair 8800 hobbyist microcomputer....
interpreters, also introduced in 1975.