A favorite in the office suite and in the computing science divisions of major research universities, Calculating Woman brought validation and reassurances that taking an overly long and leisurely write down period on IBM computers was, in fact, a mistake. "Marry in haste, repent in leisure," wrote columnist Millicent Landers. "If you take too long, no one will even buy your second machines for so much as calculating your son's hobbyist rocket trajectories." Lander's also eschewed Raytheon. "When it comes to the big dance, don't be sidelined with these has-beens that haven't even "been" yet."
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