Computer History Museum

Bauer, Walter F. oral history, 1995

In this interview, Walter F. Bauer, a founder of Informatics, describes his personal background and the experiences that led him to found one of the first software companies. He discusses the qualities needed for entrepreneurs to be successful and the lack of interest and support from the financial community in the early years of the software industry. He describes the changing competitive environment for software companies from the early 1960s into the 1970s and difficulties that software companies had in shifting from the mainframe to the personal computer marketplace.

Item Details

Date
1995-06-26 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102658248
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Walter F. Bauer (Interviewee)
Luanne Johnson (Editor)
Luanne Johnson (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Extent
14 p.
Language
English
Acquisition number
X4599.2008
Subject
Software Business History, FOCUS, Informatics, Ramo-Wooldridge
Archive collection
CHM Oral History Collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection