Computer History Museum

Lorenzen, Lee oral history

Lee Lorenzen first reviews his early childhood years, moving frequently with his mother, siblings, and father, who was a career Air Force officer. After spending a few years at the Air Force Academy, Lorenzen transferred to Southern Methodist University and graduated with a degree in computer science. His early career included positions at Xerox, where he developed the Lone Star graphical user interface, and Digital Research, where he developed the GEM (Graphic Environment Manager) operating system. Lorenzen’s involvement in desktop publishing included his first startup, Ventura. Following the sale of Ventura to Xerox, he founded and actively invested in a number of other startup computer companies, including Altura Software and the more recent Catalog City.

Item Details

Date
2017-05-24 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102738269
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Lee J. Lorenzen (Interviewee)
Cheryl Baltes (Editor)
Dag Spicer (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Format
PDF
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Extent
40 p.
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X8217.2017
Subject
Digital Research, Xerox PARC, PageMaker, Graphical User Interface (GUI), Desktop Publishing, GEM, Emulator Technology