First Computer Programmers Inspire Documentary . First computer programmers were women; they figured it out without manuals. ... Bartik and her colleagues were ignored by computing history.

A documentary looks at some of the history of women in computers, as well as efforts to increase opportunities for girls to study computer science.

“It’s a story of history and people and their stories that might be lost otherwise,” said director LeAnn Erickson. After lecturing at Hive76 last month , tomorrow a FREE world premiere of Top Secret ...

The whole documentary is a giant labor of love, critical to understanding interconnected computers prior to a World Wide Web if you never experienced it first-hand.