In October of 1979, we shipped VisiCalc.

1979 年 10 月， 我们推出了 VisiCalc。

I aced the case. VisiCalc was already useful.

我同意了这个案子。 VisiCalc 已经很有用了。

And it was a calculating app—VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program—that kick-started personal computing.

正是一款计算应用程序——VisiCalc，第一个电子表格程序——启动了个人计算。

So, VisiCalc was instrumental in getting personal computers on business desks.

因此， VisiCalc 有助于让个人电脑进入办公桌。

He instead worked on finding ways that a donated Apple II and a VisiCalc program could make it easier for the foundation to do a survey it was planning on blindness in Nepal.

相反，他努力说服他们，自己之前捐赠的一台 Apple II 和 VisiCalc 程序可以帮助基金会简化他们计划中的针对尼泊尔民众失明情况的调査。

The killer app of the era was 1979’s VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program – which was infinitely better than paper – and the forbearer of programs like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.

那个时代的杀手级应用是 1979 年的 VisiCalc，这是第一个电子表格程序——它比纸张好得多——并且是 Microsoft Excel 和 Google Sheets 等程序的先驱。