William Poduska
Founder of Prime, Apollo, and Stellar Computer companies.
Last updated
William Poduska, also known as John William Poduska Sr., is an American engineer and entrepreneur. He is notable for founding Prime Computer, Apollo Computer, and Stellar Computer, and for his technical and entrepreneurial leadership in computing, including the development of the first virtual memory minicomputer and the first distributed, co-operating workstation.
Background
Poduska began his career heading the Electronics Research Lab at NASA's Cambridge, Massachusetts, facility and also worked at Honeywell. He later founded Prime Computer, where he served as VP of R&D and developed the first virtual memory minicomputer. He then founded Apollo Computer, creating the first distributed, co-operating workstation, and later founded Stellar Computer, serving as its chairman and CEO. He also held leadership roles at Stardent Computer, Cambridge Technology Partners, and Advanced Visual Systems, and served on the boards of Novell, Anadarko Petroleum, Anystream, Boston Ballet, Wang Center, and the Boston Lyric Opera.
Did You Know?
- He earned S.B., S.M., and Sc.D. degrees from MIT, all in electrical engineering or EECS.
More in PC Hardware
Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: William Poduska (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced