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Mary Coombs, first woman commercial programmer, dies at 93

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Back when debugging the Lyons Electronic Office led to interference from the building's elevator. Obituary British programmer Mary Coombs, the first woman to program a computer designed for commercial applications, passed away on February 28 at the age of 93.…

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