Burton Smith Lost a Supercomputing Race but Won Respect and Influence – WSJ

Burton Smith’s computer designs were commercial flops, but they influenced others and won him a spot at Microsoft. He initially became fascinated with computers after dropping out of college and working as a technician on nuclear submarines in the Navy.
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