Right on. Glad that we're basically on the same page. I found this oral history interview of Jean Bartik one of the 6 original ENIAC programers. Read the ane

Right on. Glad that we're basically on the same page. I found this oral history interview of Jean Bartik one of the 6 original ENIAC programers. Read the anecdote from page 41-42 for a view of how it was for women in computing back then. http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/Oral_History/102658322.05.01.acc.pdf http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/Ora... It's a crazy read where they discuss the invention of the concept of parity in memory, late 40's sexism in the work place and McCarthyism. I find this absolutely fascinating.