<p>Last weekend, Lotus 1-2-3 turned 30. It was widely regarded as the IBM PC's first killer piece of softwarea heady combination of spreadsheet, database, and graphics processorand set the ball rolling for a whole world of productivity applications. But the best thing about it has to be this ad.</p><p>It has it all: drama, a rich plot, character development, song, dance... Man, I want to go use Lotus 1-2-3 right now if it's this good. More modern tech adverts should be like this. [YouTube via Verge]</p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5980109/this-1983-song+and+dance-ad-for-lotus-1+2+3-is-hilarious">Keep reading...</a></p>