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Lee Felsenstein was born!
Born on April 27,1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Enrolled in UC Berkeley
Joined the Co-operative Work-Study program in Engineering. Lee shortly after dropped out to work as a junior engineer at Ampex. -
Graduated Berkeley
Re-enrolling into the university, Lee then received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley. -
Community Memory Project
He developed the Community Memory Project, along with Efrem Lipkin, Mark Szpakowski, and others! -
Pennywhistle Modem
Because of the higher cost of the Community Memory Project, Lee Felsenstein then designed a less expensive version, which soon became a favorite of the personal computer users/hobbyist. -
Homebrew Computer Club
Felsenstein was the founder of the Homebrew Computer Club, which was early computer hobbyist group based in Silicon Valley. A lot of the companies that went through them were able to help launch the personal computer revolution. -
Joined Processor Technology Corporation
Joined this team shortly after the club, which he was a design consultant. -
SOL-20 Invention
Felsenstein shortly after the club was formed, developed SOL-20, which was one of the first microcomputers in which did not have a keyboard and or case. Selling over 10,000 units in the time span of 3 years! -
OCC (Osborne Computer Corporation)
Founded with Osborne, they designed the first portable computer, which was inspired by the NoteTaker. They both sold more than 125,000 units! -
Founded the Free Speech Movement Archives
This was an online movement which was super informative in terms of important messages for him and others within the 60s. -
Named "Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier"
Given out by the Electronic Frontier Foundation! -
Joined Pemstar Pacific Consultants
Worked here until 2005, where he was free-lance consulting. -
Jhai Foundation of San Francisco
Lee worked with designing a open-source telecommunication system to help remote villages in the world -
Given Editor's Choice Award for Creative Excellence
This was distributed by EE Times Magazine in 2007 -
Made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum
In 2016 Lee was made a fellow of the computer history museum, due to his outstanding achievements as well as his influence on the personal computer era -
