Title
Donnell, Paul oral history
Catalog Number
102792001
Type
Moving image
Description
Paul Donnell is an African-American mainframe computer operator and programmer. He spent most of his career at IBM, where he began in 1965. Born in Chicago and raised on a 40-acre farm south in southwestern Michigan, Donnell graduated from in Western Michigan University in 1956 and began work on an IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Calculator in the Department of Agriculture, gradually increasing in skills until attracted by an ad by IBM. Donnell describes his career there and the type of work he performed.
Date
2020-01-09
Participants
|
Donnell, Paul, Interviewee
|
|
Spicer, Dag, Interviewer
|
Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, CA
Duration
00:42:44
Format
MOV
Category
Oral history
Collection Title
CHM Oral History Collection
Credit
Computer History Museum
