Post #1906354
2026-04-01 16:37 UTC
I wanted to aim higher with my brand-new journalism degree, but most starting-out reporter jobs in those days would have sent me to small towns where you needed a car to do your job. So I pivoted to non-profits, local politics and a newsletter called The MacBulletin. Once I settled in, I learned to make myself indispensable by building databases and managing mailing lists on an IBM AT, and later, the Mac Plus.
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@Shelly@zeppelin.flights 2026-04-01 16:40
Next, I fixed everyone's Macs – usually they just had one. I was the anti-mansplainer who trained women to get the most from their little beige boxes. I did write HyperCard stacks for a fancy lawyer while wearing a suit and heels, with a Mac Plus slung over my shoulder.