Philip Don Estridge was born on June 23, 1937 in Jacksonville, FL. He is best known as the father of the IBM PC, and is credited with breaking tradition by using outside hardware manufacturers and allowing users to write their own programs. His innovative approach to the development of the IBM PC revolutionized the computer industry and paved the way for the modern computing era.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
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About
Father of the IBM PC who broke tradition by using outside hardware manufacturers and allowing users to write programs themselves.
Before Fame
He studied electrical engineering at the University of Florida and developed radar systems for the Army.
Trivia
His inventions didn't all gain traction. For Example, the IBM PCjr, the first attempt at a personal computer, was called one of the biggest flops in the history of computing.
Family Life
He and his wife were both killed when the Delta Air Lines FLIGHT 191 crashed on approach to Dallas during a thunderstorm.
Associated With
He and Thomas J. Watson, the one-time CEO of IBM, both helped the company to become a personal-computing giant.