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GarnetFloridetoday at 5:41 AM2 repliesview on HN

Reading up on the history of information management, and the real killer app for paper was double-entry bookkeeping, which made Venice rich and contributed to starting the Renaissance.


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dzinktoday at 5:27 PM

It was the killer app for personal computers as well. From Lotus123 to my family's small business in a tiny country that could only afford a computer in 92 for the business.

gglitchtoday at 2:37 PM

Any titles or resources you have found particularly interesting?