Title
Felsenstein, Lee oral history
Catalog Number
102702231
Type
Document
Description
Personal computing pioneer Lee Felsenstein was responsible for designing several of the seminal personal computers of the 1970s and ‘80s as well as leading the groundbreaking Homebrew Computer Club meetings for several years. Among many topics, he discusses radical 1960s Berkeley, including the Free Speech Movement of which he was a part, where he developed a keen sense of fair play and social justice. Felsenstein’s designs influenced an entire generation of personal computer user and were some of the most highly-sought after computers of their day.
Date
2008-05-07
Contributor
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Crosby, Kip, Interviewer
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Felsenstein, Lee, Interviewee
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Shustek, Len, Cameraperson
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Spicer, Dag, Editor
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
El Cerrito, California
Extent
41 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Felsenstein, Lee; UC Berkeley; UNIVAC; Free Speech Movement; Central High School Computer Club; Ampex Corporation; Data General Nova (Computer); BASIC (Computer program language); XDS-940; Community Memory; TV Typewriter; Moore, Fred; Albrecht, Bob; French, Gordon; People’s Computer Company; Ahl, David; Creative Computing; MITS Altair; Gates, Bill; Allen, Paul; CP/M; Homebrew Computer Club; Processor Technology; SOL-20; Pennywhistle 103 MODEM; Tom Swift Terminal; VDM-1; Popular Electronics; Micro-Soft; Xerox NoteTaker; MicroPro; WordStar; Osborne Computer; Osborne, Adam; Osborne 1 (Computer); Osborne Executive; Golemics; Interval Research; Laos; Jhai Foundation; One Telecenter Per Village
Collection Title
Oral history collection
