Peter Samson

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  • Birth

    Birth

    Pictured: Fitchburg, Massachusetts where Peter Samson was born.
  • MIT

    MIT

    1958 marks the year Peter Samson started studying at MIT.
  • TMRC

    TMRC

    Peter Samson joined the Tech Model Railroad Club his freshman year at MIT cultivating his love for hacking.
  • PDP-1 arrives to MIT

    PDP-1 arrives to MIT

    The access to the PDP-1 allowed for further cultivation of technology and hacking.
  • Spacewar!

    Spacewar!

    Peter Samson was apart of the group at MIT that created Spacewar! which was one of the first video games for computers.
  • TJ-2

    TJ-2

    Samson created the TJ-2 to make it easier to write code.
  • PDP-6

    PDP-6

    Samson suggested that the PDP-6 contain sixteen registers.
  • Digital Equipment Corporation

    Digital Equipment Corporation

    Peter Samson joins the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and creates the first FORTAN compiler for the PDP-6.
  • New York Subway System Hack

    New York Subway System Hack

    Samson had programed a computer with all of the New York Subway station stop times to calculate how a person could ride the entire subway system with one token.
  • Systems Concepts

    Systems Concepts

    Samson joins the Systems Concepts, Inc. where he became the Director of Program Development and the Director of Marketing.
  • First Chinese Character Digital Communication System

    First Chinese Character Digital Communication System

    While working at Systems Concepts, Samson created the first Chinese Character digital communication system.
  • ILLIAC IV Supercomputer

    ILLIAC IV Supercomputer

    Samson oversaw manufacturing for the ILLIAC IV Supercomputer while working for NASA
  • Samson Box

    Samson Box

    The Samson Box is an extremely important landmark in digital music production history.
  • Autodesk

    Autodesk

    Samson created a lot of progress in language scripting, animation, and web browsing while working at Autodesk.
  • Restoration of the PDP-1

    Restoration of the PDP-1

    Helped restore the PDP-1 for the Computer History Museum.