Ed Faber
World
Altair Computer Conference
Steve
Jobs and Mike Markkula |
- 1976 -
Ed Faber
joins IMSAI as director of sales; IMSAI
begins shipping its first computers
- Bill Gates' "Open Letter to
Hobbyists" lamenting software piracy appears in the Homebrew Computer
Club newsletter
- George Morrow founds Microstuf
- The first issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal
is published
- Ray Borrill founds Data Domain
- World Altair
Computer Conference is held
in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Gary Kildall founds Intergalactic
Digital Research
- Trenton (New Jersey) Computer Festival
is held
- Chuck Grant and Mark Greenberg
found Kentucky Fried Computers in Berkeley
- Midwest Area Computer Club conference
is held
- Steve Leininger and Don French
begin work on Radio Shack's first microprocessor
- Processor Technology's Sol computer
appears on the cover of Popular Electronics
- Steve Wozniak demonstrates the
Apple I at the Homebrew Computer Club
- Personal Computing Festival held
in Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Harry Garland and Roger Melen name
the S100 bus
- Mike Markkula
visits Steve
Jobs' garage
- Gary Kildall makes his first sale
of CP/M to IMSAI
- Michael Shrayer creates Electric
Pencil
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