Who Am I?

Murali
By Murali

Lets see who can answer these questions....

1. Although I invented CTRL -ALT -DELETE, I like to joke that Microsoft made it famous.
Who am I?
2. Although I 'm best known for being half of a famous garage start-up team, I was also the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Nixon years.
Who am I?
3. I greet millions of AOL users each day with the message "Welcome! You've Got Mail!"
Who am I?
4. I built the first working silicon transistor. Can you believe I got the idea because I was fascinated by the pure uselessness of germanium?
Who am I?
5. Although I hold over twenty IT patents, I'll probably be remembered most for having invented the mouse.
Who am I?
6. After my husband and I realized our network router could be a money-maker, we put our startup costs on credit cards and started Cisco out of our living room.
Who am I?
7. Although I conceived and designed the first electronic spreadsheet, I never made a dime from it.
Who am I?
8. When asked what I might do differently if I had to create Unix over again, I said I would add an "e" to the "creat" system call.
Who am I?
9. I started out as a phone phreak, selling blue boxes at UC Berkeley. One of my more famous exploits involved dialing the Vatican. I managed to wake up the Pope by impersonating Henry Kissinger.
Who am I?
10. When I made ARAPNET the topic of my doctoral dissertation at Harvard, I got a failing grade. I was mad but I didn't let it get me down. Instead, I went on to invent Ethernet found 3Com. Who am I?

By Murali• 23 Oct 2007 12:58
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Murali

Check out ur answers.

1. Although I invented CTRL -ALT -DELETE, I like to joke that Microsoft made it famous.

David Bradley -- Designer of the original IBM PC

2. Although I 'm best known for being half of a famous garage start-up team, I was also the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Nixon years.

David Packard - The Co founder of HP. The other fellow is William hewlett.

3. I greet millions of AOL users each day with the message "Welcome! You've Got Mail!"

Elwood Edwards.

4. I built the first working silicon transistor. Can you believe I got the idea because I was fascinated by the pure uselessness of germanium?

Jordon Teal

5. Although I hold over twenty IT patents, I'll probably be remembered most for having invented the mouse.

Douglas Engelbart

6. After my husband and I realized our network router could be a money-maker, we put our startup costs on credit cards and started Cisco out of our living room.

Sandy Lerner

7. Although I conceived and designed the first electronic spreadsheet, I never made a dime from it.

Dan Bricklin

8. When asked what I might do differently if I had to create Unix over again, I said I would add an "e" to the "creat" system call.

Ken Thompson

9. I started out as a phone phreak, selling blue boxes at UC Berkeley. One of my more famous exploits involved dialing the Vatican. I managed to wake up the Pope by impersonating Henry Kissinger.

Steve Wozniak

10. When I made ARAPNET the topic of my doctoral dissertation at Harvard, I got a failing grade. I was mad but I didn't let it get me down. Instead, I went on to invent Ethernet found 3Com.

Bob Metcalfe

By aak• 23 Oct 2007 12:09
aak

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