<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>This story is from today's <i>San Jose Mercury News</i>:<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-m_8486341976743626892gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><figure style="margin:0px 1.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;float:left;max-width:8.75em;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(251,251,251)"><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/06/troublemakers-helped-build-silicon-valleys-tech-industry-now-what/" title="‘Troublemakers’ helped build Silicon Valley’s tech industry — now what?" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><div class="gmail-m_8486341976743626892gmail-image-wrapper" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 78.75px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;height:auto;overflow:hidden;width:8.75em"><img alt="Leslie Berlin, author of a book about the legendary Bob Noyce, is back with "Troublemakers," which follows some of Silicon Valley's less well-known, but equally important pioneers." title="Leslie Berlin, author of a book about the legendary Bob Noyce, is back with "Troublemakers," which follows some of Silicon Valley's less well-known, but equally important pioneers." class="gmail-m_8486341976743626892gmail-size-feature_small gmail-m_8486341976743626892gmail-lazyautosizes gmail-m_8486341976743626892gmail-lazyloaded" src="http://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/berlin-author-color-photo.jpg?w=114" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 140px;"></div></a></figure><div class="gmail-m_8486341976743626892gmail-article-info" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;display:flex;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(251,251,251)"><header style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;float:left;width:668.4px"><h4 class="gmail-m_8486341976743626892entry-title" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:1.375em;line-height:1.18182;font-family:"PT serif",Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;overflow:hidden"><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/06/troublemakers-helped-build-silicon-valleys-tech-industry-now-what/" target="_blank">‘Troublemakers’ helped build Silicon Valley’s tech industry — now what?</a></h4><div class="gmail-m_8486341976743626892entry-meta" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-m_8486341976743626892gmail-byline" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:0.875em;line-height:1.42857;font-family:"PT Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit">By <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/author/levi-sumagaysay/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Levi Sumagaysay</a></div><time datetime="2017-11-06T15:00:48+00:00" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:0.75em;line-height:1.5;font-family:"PT Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:top;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(125,125,125);white-space:nowrap">November 06, 2017, 7:00 am</time></div></header></div></div><div><br></div><div>Included in Leslie Berlin's book, and in this story, is discussion of Atari, including Al Alcorn and Nolan Bushnell.  Leslie was in the front row of an <a href="http://www.siliconvalleyhistory.com" target="_blank">IEEE Silicon Valley Tech History Committee</a> event I organized in Sept 2016 about Atari, and its panelists included these two luminaries. That event is described <a href="https://californiaconsultants.org/event/ataris-impact-on-silicon-valley-1972-84/" target="_blank">here</a>, its slides are <a href="http://californiaconsultants.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1609-CNSV-BergBushnellAlcornRubinMayer.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, its full video is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3MXnVUbT1wSRIKWCHSuEyvliNkypEWK9" target="_blank">here</a> (thanks to <a href="http://viodi.com/" target="_blank">Viodi's Ken Pyle</a>), and an <i>IEEE Spectrum</i> story about the event (written by Tekla Perry, who sat next to Leslie at this event) is <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/tech-history/cyberspace/atari-alumni-talk-about-the-tall-tales-the-told" target="_blank">here</a>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The above story mentions Berlin's book about Bob Noyce titled <i><a href="http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780195311990.html" target="_blank">The Man Behind the Microchip</a></i> which I heartily recommend.  I'll be anxious to read the new book!  Also, <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/events/upcoming/#troublemakers-story-silicon-valleys-coming">Leslie will be interviewed at the Computer History Museum</a> in Mtn. View, California, USA on Wed, 13 December, at 7pm PST.  That interview should also be streamed on Facebook Live.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>_________________________<br>Brian A. Berg / <a href="mailto:bberg@StanfordAlumni.org" target="_blank">bberg@StanfordAlumni.org</a><br>Berg Software Design<br>14500 Big Basin Way, Suite F, Saratoga, CA 95070 USA<br>Voice: 408.741.5010 / Cell: 408.568.2505<br>Consulting: Flash Memory/USB/Storage/Patents<br>visit the Storage Cornucopia: <a href="http://www.bswd.com/" target="_blank">www.bswd.com</a><div>FMS Technical Chair: <a href="http://www.flashmemorysummit.com/" target="_blank">www.FlashMemorySummit.com</a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial"><a href="http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:List_of_IEEE_Milestones" target="_blank">IEEE Milestone</a> Coordinator for </span><a href="http://www.ieee-region6.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial">Region 6</a><br><div>IEEE <a href="http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/" target="_blank">SCV Section</a> Past Chair / <a href="http://www.californiaconsultants.org/" target="_blank">IEEE-CNSV</a> Board Director</div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial">IEEE </span><a href="http://www.siliconvalleyhistory.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial">Silicon Valley Tech History Committee</a><span style="font-family:arial"> Chair</span><br></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BziWcipiMNJkZV9CdXg2YjJhQUk&export=download" width="200" height="76"></div></div>