VisiCalc
Software / App
The first real spreadsheet program for personal computers, created in 1979, which automated calculations and was a 'killer app' that drove computer adoption, serving as a historical parallel to AI's potential to enhance productivity.
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Is AI Making Us Dumber?
ColdFusion
The first real spreadsheet program for personal computers, created in 1979, which automated calculations and was a 'killer app' that drove computer adoption, serving as a historical parallel to AI's potential to enhance productivity.

Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #224
Lex Fridman
Early spreadsheet software mentioned by Travis in the context of spreadsheet programming on old computers.