Victor Poor
Victor Poor | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1933 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2012 (aged 79) Palm Bay, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Inventor |
| Years active | 1952–2012 |
| Employer(s) | United States Navy Stromberg-Carlson Raytheon Frederick Electronics Datapoint Airnet |
| Known for | Co-development of the microprocessor, ARCNET, APlink, Winlink |
| Spouse | Florence Ann Poor |
| Children | 3 |
| Call sign | W6JSO/W5SMM |
| Awards | ARRL President's Award |
Victor "Vic" Poor (July 12, 1933 – August 17, 2012) was an American engineer and computer pioneer. At Computer Terminal Corporation (later renamed Datapoint Corporation), he co-created the architecture that was ultimately implemented in the first successful computer microprocessor, the Intel 8008. Subsequently, Computer Terminal Corporation created the first personal computer, the Datapoint 2200 programmable terminal.