Artifact Details

Title

Shustek, Len (Leonard J.) oral history

Catalog Number

102657987

Type

Document

Description

Len Shustek reviews his educational background in computer science (master and doctor of philosophy, Stanford University) by way of physics (bachelor and master of science, Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY). After graduation, he joined the faculty at Carnegie-Mellon University as an assistant professor of computer science. In 1979, he co-founded Nestar Systems Inc., an early producer of networked client-server computer systems. In 1986, he co-founded Network General Corporation, a manufacturer of network analysis tools, notably The Sniffer. He now teaches occasionally as a consulting professor at Stanford University, and is a partner at VenCraft, a small "angel financing" venture capital fund.

Date

2002-07-16

Contributor

Hendrie, Gardner, Interviewer
Shustek, Len, Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

34 p.

Category

Transcription

Subject

Shustek, Leonard; Stanford Computer Science Department; Brooklyn Polytechnic; National Science Foundation (NSF); Lawson, Harold W. "Bud"; Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC); Saal, Harry; Baskett, Forest; Video Graphics Terminal (VGT); IBM 360; Reduced instruction set computer (RISC); Homebrew Computer Club; Carnegie Mellon University; GameNet; Nestar Systems; Fortis, Nick; Hinds, Jim; Stritter, Skip; The Sniffer; Network General Corporation; The Computer Museum; Networking

Collection Title

Oral history collection

Lot Number

X2723.2004

Related Records

102635811 Shustek, Len (Leonard J.) oral history