Biography
The personal computer enjoys the ubiquity it does because of one man: Philip "Don" Estridge. An IBM employee since , Estridge headed up the skunk works in Boca Raton, Fl., that in launched the IBM PC. Estridge made the decision&#;revolutionary for that time and place&#;that the machine would be made from off-the-shelf, easily obtainable parts and that the design specification would be made public. Estridge and his wife Mary Ann died in the Aug. 2, , in the crash of a Delta Airlines L, which was hit by wind shear while landing at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
Estridge's longtime friend, neighbor and coworker Jan Winston, now retired but still consulting with IBM, talked to CIO about the colleague he still misses.
Don and I lived next door to each other
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Philip Donald Estridge, known as Don Estridge, led development of the original International Business Machines Corporation Personal Computer, and thus is known as "father of the International Business Machines Corporation Personal Computer".
Background
Estridge was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His father was a professional photographer.
Education
He graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in , and from the University of Florida in He completed a bachelor&#;s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Florida, and worked at the Army, designing a radar system using computers, International Business Machines Corporation and finally National Aeronautics and Space Administration&#;s Goddard Space Flight Center until he moved to Boca Raton, Florida in
Career
His decisions dramatically changed the computer industry, resulting in a vast increase in the number of personal computers sold and bought, thus creating an entire industry of hardware manufacturers of International Business Machines Corporation PCs. Before being the leader of the team to develop the Int
Philip Don Estridge
Born June 23,
Died August 2, by plane crash
Academic Achievments
Estridge graduated from Kenny High School in and the University of Florida in with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
Contributions to Computer Science
Estridge worked at IBM where he was the leader of the PC division where he created the original IBM PC. This earned him the nickname "father of the IBM PC". By the time he left this division, it had over 10, employees and earned over $ billion in annual revenue. Estridge also worked in the army for some time, where he designed a radar system using computers. Philip created the first ever PC in , which was the greatest accomplishment of his life. His life was unfortunately cut short by the crash of Delta airlines flight at the age of
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Known as Don Estridge, led development of the original IBM Personal Computer (PC), and thus is known as "father of the IBM PC". His decisions dramatically changed the computer industry, resulting in a vast increase in the number of personal computers sold and bought, thus creating an entire industry of hardware manufacturers of IBM PCs. His efforts to develop the IBM PC began when he took control of the small Entry Level Systems division in , with the goal of developing a low-cost personal computer to compete against increasingly popular offerings from the likes of Apple Computer, Commodore International, and other perceived IBM competitors. To create a cost-effective alternative to those companies products, Estridge realized that it would be necessary to rely on third-party hardware and software. This was a marked departure from previous IBM strategy, which centered around in-house vertical development of complicated mainframe systems and their requisite access terminals. Estridge also published the specifications of the IBM PC, allowing a booming third-party aftermarket hardware business to take advantage of the machine&#;s expansion card slots.
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