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Born
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Arrested in Sproul Hall Sit-In
Lee was part of the Free Speech Movement. On December 3, 1964, between 1,500 and 2,000 students went in to Sproul Hall as a last resort in order to re-open negotiations with the administration on the subject of restrictions on political speech and action on campus -
Writer for Berkley Barb
The Berkeley Barb was a weekly underground newspaper published in Berkeley, California, during the years 1965 to 1980. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers, covering such subjects as the anti-war movement and Civil Rights Movement, as well as the social changes advocated by youth culture. -
Graduation From University of California, Berkley
Lee graduated with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science, after dropping out for several years to work as a junior engineer at Ampex. Ampex is an American Electronics company. They introduced the first automated robotic library system for the recording and playback of television commercials. -
Developed Community Memory Project
Felsenstein developed the Community Memory Project with Efrem Lipkin, Mark Szpakowski, and others. Using a Scientific Data Systems SDS-940 mainframe computer, Felsenstein developed a time-shared public bulletin board system that was installed at locations around Berkeley, starting with Leopold's Records. -
Design of the Pennywhistle Modem
Wanting to have a cheaper modem for the Community Memory hubs, Lee designed the Pennywhistle Modem. It was featured on the cover of Popular Electronics in 1976 and became a favorite of early personal computer hobbyists. -
Member of the Homebrew Computer Club
He is credied with being an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club. The club met from March 1975 to December 1986. The club played an influential role in the development of the microcomputer revolution and the rise of the Silicon Valley information technology industrial complex -
Development of the SOL-20
Bob Marsh, Lee Felsenstein and Gordon French started designing the Sol-20 between April and July 1975. Felsenstein developed the SOL-20 computer, one of the first microcomputers to be sold complete with case and keyboard. The SOL-20 sold more than 10,000 units between 1977 and 1979. -
Co-Founded Osborne Computer Corporation
This company was a pioneer for portable computer. Lee founded it with Adam Osborne. The first product, the Osborne-1, was shipped in 1981 -
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Worked at Interval Research Corporation
Interval Research Corporation was founded in 1992 by Paul Allen and David Liddle. It was a Palo Alto laboratory and technology incubator focusing on consumer product applications and services with a focus on the Internet -
Named Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier
Felsenstein was named a "Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier" in 1994 by the Electronic Frontier Foundation -
Founder of Hacker Dojo
The Hacker Dojo is a community of engineers, artists, scientists, activists, entrepreneurs and other creative people centered around a co-working and social facility. -
Became Fellow of Computer History Museum
