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Lee Felsenstein was born on April 27th, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an American computer engineer who played a major role in the Hacker Ethic and development of the personal computer.
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Felsenstein decided to attend Berkeley and studied engineering.
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Felsenstein participated in the Free Speach Movement student protest and was arrested during the Sproul Hall Sit-In. This took place when he was a student at the University of California, Berkley.
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Felsenstein decided to drop out to work as a Junior Engineer at the Ampex Corporation.
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Felsenstein decided to re-enroll at UC Berkeley to further his education in Engineering
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Felsenstein received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
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Felsenstein developed a time-shared public bulletin board system using Scientific Data Systems SDS-940 mainframe computer. This idea was created around decentralization, low cost, and open access. It was one of the earliest online communities.
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A club formed by Felsenstein full of high-profile hackers to allow the open exchange of ideas and helped launch the personal computer revolution.
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Felsenstein developed the SOL-20 computer which wasone of the first computers to be sold with case and keyboard. The SOL-20 sold more than 10,000 units.
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Felsenstein was hired by Osborne Computer Corporation. Here he designed Osborne 1 which was the first portable computer.
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Felsenstein created the first successful portable microcomputer. it originally cost $1,795 and ran the CP/M 2.2 operating system.
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Felsenstein left Osborne Computer Corporation to work for Interval Research Corporation. He then left that Interval for Pemstar Pacific Consultants where he worked from 2000-2005. He acted as a consulting designer at both companies
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Felsenstein was named a "Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier" by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and was given the Editor's Choice Award for Creative Excellence by EE Times magazine.
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he designed an open-source telecommunications and computer system for installation in remote villages in the developing world.
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Felsenstein was made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum, "for his influence on the technical and social environment of the early personal computing era."
