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I encountered oil wells essentially controlled by post-it notes passed around an office.
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SoftTalker • yesterday at 4:18 AM
I distinctly remember reading that the entire bill of materials for building a Boeing 747 was managed in Excel. I have not been able to find that claim since then but it was so amazing to me that I remember it.
It doesn't really make sense as I think about it now, because the 747 design predates Excel by many years so maybe it was BS.
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Maybe they found the PostIt notes worked better than whatever software they tried.