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Mar 2019
39m 21s

Compaq Computers: Rod Canion (2019)

Guy Raz | Wondery
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In 1981, engineer Rod Canion left Texas Instruments and co-founded Compaq, which created the first IBM-compatible personal computer. This opened the door to an entire industry of PCs that could run the same software. PLUS for our postscript "How You Built That," we check back in with Danica Lause, who turned a knitting hobby into Peekaboos Ponytail Hats: kni ... Show More
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