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How Two Bored 1970s Housewives Helped Create the PC Industry

Posted by Soulskill on from the ordering-RAM-by-snail-mail dept.

harrymcc writes: One of the first significant PC companies was Vector Graphic. Founded in 1976, it was an innovator in everything from industrial design to sales and marketing, and eventually went public. And alone among early PC makers, it was founded and run by two women, Lore Harp and Carole Ely. Over at Fast Company, Benj Edwards tells the story of this fascinating, forgotten company.

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  1. A story of how women were by 1_brown_mouse · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Run out of the tech industry by the forces of Misogyny.

    1. Re:A story of how women were by sribe · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      ...distracting that critical thinking with irrelevant asides...

      That's a flat-out idiotic comment.

      [a whole bunch of other confused tripe]

      Talking about two housewives in a company that failed before it started is a feel-good story at best, a lame attempt at social justice at worst.

      The company was highly successful at the time, went public, and years later failed after the IBM/DOS combination came to dominate. Yet because the company was founded by two "housewives", you deny its success and importance.

    2. Re:A story of how women were by FranTaylor · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Lore was the proverbial Jobs or Gates of that particular enterprise.

      Yes indeed, white people of privilege and wealth are the only heroes you need to have.