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Really enjoyed this writeup. I'd come across Don Tarbell’s name before, but didn’t realize how influential he was in the pre-Altair era—and even in setting the
by andrehacker 1y ago
Really enjoyed this writeup. I'd come across Don Tarbell’s name before, but didn’t realize how influential he was in the pre-Altair era—and even in setting the stage for the Apple I. Fascinating stuff.
I also wasn’t aware of this site—some really well-researched essays on early computing. Great work, and thanks for putting this together!
- mark-r 1y agoI remembered Don Tarbell's name, but it took me a few minutes to remember why. I didn't read forward until I remembered it was the tape controller. But I didn't think he was so influential to be leading the article.