Felsenstein, Lee.
A pioneer in microcomputers and portable computers, Lee Felsenstein received a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1972. He worked as an electronic design engineer starting before graduation, and designed several early personal computers and peripherals in 1975 and 1976. He was a co-founder of The Community Memory Project, a non-profit which developed the first public-access information-exchange system beginning in 1972. From 1975 through 1986 Lee served as the moderator of the meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club. In 1980, at the request of Adam Osborne, he designed the Osborne-1 portable computer and became a founder and Vice President for Engineering of Osborne Computer Corporation. In 1983 he led a small contract R&D company, Golemics, Inc. He currently holds several patents and in 1994 received a Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. [Notes from web biography, 2004].
From the description of Lee Felsenstein papers, ca. 1975-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863498
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