Andrea Lewis (Microsoft)
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Andrea Lewis was Microsoft
's first technical writer
, joining in 1977. She had previously edited the monthly newsletter, Computer Notes, for Microsoft's first customer Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
(MITS). She left the company in 1983, today her financial worth is estimated to be around $2 million. She is now a freelance writer and she helped build a literary center, Richard Hugo House
, named after poet Richard Hugo
.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's first technical writer
Technical writer
A technical writer is a professional writer who designs, creates, and maintains technical documentation...
, joining in 1977. She had previously edited the monthly newsletter, Computer Notes, for Microsoft's first customer Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems was an American electronics company founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico that began manufacturing electronic calculators in 1971 and personal computers in 1975. Ed Roberts and Forrest Mims founded MITS in December 1969 to produce miniaturized telemetry...
(MITS). She left the company in 1983, today her financial worth is estimated to be around $2 million. She is now a freelance writer and she helped build a literary center, Richard Hugo House
Richard Hugo House
- About :Hugo House was founded in founded in 1997 by Linda Jaech, Frances McCue, and Andrea Lewis. These three writers believed Seattle needed a center for local writers and readers to find a community and create new work...
, named after poet Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo , born Richard Hogan, was an American poet. Primarily a regionalist, Hugo's work reflects the economic depression of the Northwest, particularly Montana. Born in White Center, Washington, he was raised by his mother's parents after his father left the family...
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