Oral History of Tom Rolander
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Channel: Computer History Museum · 2017 · Science & Technology
Interviewed by David Laws, on 2016-12-01 in Mountain View, CA, X8018.2017 © Computer History Museum Thomas A. Rolander is an entrepreneur, engineer, and pioneering developer of operating systems and software applications for personal computers. While working at Digital Research Inc. (DRI) with Gary Kildall, the "father" of CP/M, in 1979 he created the multitasking multiuser operating system MP/M for microcomputers that laid the groundwork for later Digital Research operating system families such as Concurrent CP/M, Concurrent DOS and Multiuser DOS. He received a Diamond Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence from the University of Washington (UW) in 2013. * Note: Transcripts represent what was said in the interview. However, to enhance meaning or add clarification, interviewees have the opportunity to modify this text afterward. This may result in discrepancies between the transcript and the video. Please refer to the transcript for further information - http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102717253 Visit computerhistory.org/collections/oralhistories/ for more information about the Computer History Museum's Oral History Collection. Lot Number: X8018.2017 Catalog Number: 102717254
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