Oral history interview with Margaret Loftus, 1995 Apr. 18 and 25.

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Oral history interview with Margaret Loftus, 1995 Apr. 18 and 25.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62682780

After briefly describing her educational background, Loftus discusses her work at Control Data Corporation in both their Palo Alto, California and Arden Hills, Minnesota facilities. She describes her move from applications software to operating systems and recalls the differences in the management style and climate for women in Palo Alto and Arden Hills. Loftus discusses her advancement at Control Data and her decision to join Cray Research after returning from a position in Australia. She describes the difficulty of developing software with the prevalent anti-software attitude and the challenges associated with assembling a software staff. Loftus concludes the interview with a description of Loftus Brown-Wescott and this firm's involvement with local start up high technology firms.

Sound cassettes : 4 (60 min. each) : analog, mono.Transcript : 65 l.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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