nsane.forums Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Dr. Ed Roberts, creator of the Altair 8800, has passed away.Though his name is not a well known one, Ed Roberts' contribution to the computing industry has had an impact on us all. Credited with the first personal computer to the market, Roberts' Altair 8800 was the inspiration for Bill Gates and Microsoft. The machine was launched by Roberts' company MITS in 1975 and featured on the cover of Popular Electronics. Paul Allen and Bill Gates contacted Roberts and offered to write software for the computer, which resulted in both of them going to work with MITS under Roberts.Gates and Allen founded Microsoft shortly after and in 1977 their mentor, then 36, moved to Georgia and bought a farm. In 1982 he attended medical school and in '86, he graduated first in his class; in 1988 he established a small practice in of Cochran, Georgia. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseo Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Dr. Ed Roberts, creator of the Altair 8800, has passed away.Though his name is not a well known one, Ed Roberts' contribution to the computing industry has had an impact on us all. Credited with the first personal computer to the market, Roberts' Altair 8800 was the inspiration for Bill Gates and Microsoft. The machine was launched by Roberts' company MITS in 1975 and featured on the cover of Popular Electronics. Paul Allen and Bill Gates contacted Roberts and offered to write software for the computer, which resulted in both of them going to work with MITS under Roberts.Gates and Allen founded Microsoft shortly after and in 1977 their mentor, then 36, moved to Georgia and bought a farm. In 1982 he attended medical school and in '86, he graduated first in his class; in 1988 he established a small practice in of Cochran, Georgia.View: Original ArticleYes it is really sad to listen it. But it's a life and any thing can be happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chlorophyll Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 ohhh,,soo sad. -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Hmmm. Interesting that he gave up a career in computers for a career in medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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