Andy Bechtolsheim
Engineer and Sun Microsystems co-founder
Born
September 30th, 1955
70 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Germany
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An engineer instrumental in the development of computer networking and workstations co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982, which became a significant player in the tech industry. Bechtolsheim designed the first workstation that ran the UNIX operating system and contributed to the creation of the network file system. His innovations laid the groundwork for many advances in computing technology. After Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010, he continued to work in the technology sector, focusing on projects involving cloud computing and networking technologies.
Co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982
Designed the first Sun workstation
Developed key networking technologies
Contributed to UNIX operating system advancements
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