Title
Altenbern, Douglas oral history
Catalog Number
102630656
Type
Document
Description
Doug Altenbern was a pioneer in the computer service bureau industry. After he was worked in marketing and then in sales departments with Plough Incorporated, Doug moved into data processing when IBM presented the opportunity to attend their programming school as a result of his taking IBM’s Programmer Aptitude Test. It didn’t take Doug long to figure out that this is where his life’s work would be most enjoyable and rewarding. He had taken typing in high school and his keyboarding skills served him well in both the Air Force and later as a coder. Through a series of fortunate moves, ultimately Doug became a top manager of a computer service bureau and owned his own successful service bureau, Endata, in Nashville, Tennessee. Doug continues to be involved as an advisor in the computer field as well as a board member of many public and private enterprises. He and his wife, Dee, travel extensively, and he’s the proud father of three, two of whom are physicians, and a grandson, Doug III, known as “The Computer Guy” in Nashville.
Date
2010-04-20
Contributor
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Altenbern, Doug, Interviewee
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Grad, Burt, Interviewer
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Miller, Stu, Editor
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, California
Extent
68 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Altenbern, Doug; Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO); Datafile; Datafilm; Endata; Frontenac Ventures; Grace & Co.; microfiche; microfilm; NLT Computer Services; Payroll Services; Plough Pharmaceutical; Service Bureaus; Southern Computing; Vertical specialization
Collection Title
Oral history collection
Credit
Software Industry Special Interest Group
