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Re:Eniac, the First General-Purpose Digital Computer, Turns 80 by DaleBiagio on Friday March 20, 2026 @05:19AM (#47452261)
The ENIAC women's story is especially striking because they were classified as "sub-professional".

The hardware was the prestigious work, the programming was considered clerical.

That framing took decades to reverse.

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