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Ed Roberts - RIP
#529
Author: David L. Jones
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:27
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Sad news about Ed Roberts:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20001616-56.html

Dave.

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Re: Ed Roberts - RIP
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Author: kreed
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:28
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On Apr 2, 9:27 pm, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sad news about Ed Roberts:
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20001616-56.html
>
> Dave.
>
> --
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> Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast:http://www.eevblog.com




RIP  Ed
Re: Ed Roberts - RIP
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Author: Don McKenzie
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:02
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kreed wrote:
> On Apr 2, 9:27 pm, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sad news about Ed Roberts:
>>
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20001616-56.html
>>
>> Dave.
>>
>> --
>> ---------------------------------------------
>> Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast:http://www.eevblog.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> RIP  Ed


a Microsoft tribute at:
http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Thinking/article.aspx?ID=126

http://oldcomputers.net/altair.html

I remember reading the original Popular Electronics article with the 
Altair 8800 in it, but have no idea what happened to the mag now. 35 
years ago of course.

Very sad, inspired a lot of early pioneers.

Don...



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Re: Ed Roberts - RIP
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Author: Mark Harriss
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:41
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He was definitely one of the good guys, a true pioneer.
Re: Ed Roberts - RIP
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Author: Paul E. Schoen
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:32
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"David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:Xwktn.25542$3D3.8275@newsfe19.iad...
> Sad news about Ed Roberts:
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20001616-56.html

There is more information in the wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Roberts_(computers)

Paul 
Re: Ed Roberts - RIP
#534
Author: Mark Zenier
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:25
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In article <Xwktn.25542$3D3.8275@newsfe19.iad>,
David L. Jones <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:
>Sad news about Ed Roberts: 
>
>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20001616-56.html

The final revenge for everyone who bought a MITS 4kbyte dynamic ram board.

Mark Zenier  mzenier@eskimo.com  
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