I came across some tragic news this morning about Ed Roberts, who died last week of pneumonia at the age of 68.

http://www.bloggingstocks...erts-dies/

Now, who is Ed Roberts, you say?

Well, let me elaborate. Ed Roberts was the creator of the Altair 8800, what many tech experts consider the original personal computer. He didn't actually sell it as a personal computer, though. He sold it as a kit for hobbyists and geeks to assemble at home. What was unusual for the machine at the time was that he had hired a couple of students from Harvard University who were originally from Seattle, Washington to create the operating system for the machine. These students created what was now known as the BASIC OS, and it was because of this that sales of the Altair 8800 went through the roof.

In 1977, Ed Roberts sold his company for a then-hefty sum and went to Georgia to practice his first love, country medicine. The two young Harvard students who created the BASIC OS soon dropped out of college and returned to Seattle to form their own software company. They called it Micro-Soft, and for Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the rest is history. They would improve on the DOS OS, license it to IBM, and start a revolution in the process.

What a drag a true IT Pioneer

An OG hacker, for sure. Nice post, 728huey.



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RIP.