Title:
Oral History of Max Palevsky

Date:
2006-08-29

Pages:
39 p.

Interviewer:
Hendrie, Gardner; interviewer, cameraperson
Palevsky, Max; interviewee

Abstract:
In this interview, Max Palevsky reviews his career as a computer technology pioneer. In 1957 Palevsky started a subsidiary of Packard Bell called Packard Bell Computer where they built the first silicon computer, the Packard Bell 250 (PB-250). Palevsky's entrepreneurial spirit enabled him to raise sufficient venture capital to found Scientific Data Systems in 1961.

Keywords:
Palevsky, Max
Bendix
DDA
Packard Bell Computer
Beck, Robert Martin (Bob)
Packard Bell 250 (PB-250)
Scientific Data Systems (SDS)
SDS 910 computer
Rock, Arthur
SDS 920 computer
SDS 940 computer

Rights:
Computer History Museum

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