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Lore Harp McGovern built a microcomputer empire from her suburban home

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551 points adrianhon | 2 comments | 08 Apr 24 15:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.563s | source
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KingOfCoders ◴[08 Apr 24 16:35 UTC] No.39971397[source]▶
Also see “Steve" Shirley, she build a company of coders, women only [0], from the '60s on with remote first :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Shirley

[0] She hired all the female IBM coders who couldn't make a career at IBM

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rsynnott ◴[08 Apr 24 16:57 UTC] No.39971614[source]▶
Wait, how did remote first work in the 60s? Did they post in punchcards? TTYs weren't really much of a thing at that stage, were they?
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1. xyst ◴[08 Apr 24 17:39 UTC] No.39972006[source]▶
I tried finding a source on the work environment at the time. But nothing describing the work setup.

Might be hidden in some biography though.

Speculation: maybe they mailed in their punch cards to main office.

Or called it in over the phone.

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2. KingOfCoders ◴[08 Apr 24 17:43 UTC] No.39972046[source]▶
I found something in German which has a little bit in it, but sadly interviewers where not tech managers and didn't ask the right questions in several interviews I've read.

https://www.manager-magazin.de/hbm/eine-firma-ohne-bueros-a-...