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JULY 31, 2022

San Jose, Calif. The Iowa farm boy was introduced to science by Illa Podendorf , an author of children’s science books and a family friend who kept the young Craford supplied with texts that suited his interests. Soon, in 1974, he was bumped up again to technology director, and moved from Monsanto’s corporate headquarters in St.

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APRIL 23, 2022

It would have been quite different had Warnock and company not been in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. The time was right because of the imminence of three hardware developments: the first low-cost, bit-mapped personal computer, the first low-cost laser printer, and a decline in price of high-density memory chips.

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APRIL 2, 2022

The original intent had been a game machine, but at this point the personal-computer market was beginning to look promising. At a meeting of Charpentier, Winterble, and Tramiel, the decision was made to go for a personal computer. It’s a personal challenge. I personally had to play the heavy on a lot of stuff,” he said.

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

Biggest surprise in career Media hysteria over the microprocessor Patents 17 Books recently read Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory by John R. founders Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel chief executive officer Andrew Grove Favorite restaurants Postrio and Bella Voce in San Francisco, Beausejour in Los Altos, Calif.

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