30. Who is considered the 'father' of the minicomputer and one of the founder fathers of the modern computer industry world-wide? A. George Tate B. Kenneth H. Olsen C. Seymour Cray D. Basic Pascal E. None of the above
Minicomputer pioneer and DEC founder Kenneth Olsen dies at 84. Kenneth Olsen, who died at 84 on Sunday, was a natural disruptor in the early days of computing. At Digital Equipment Corp., Olsen's minicomputers undercut the costs of IBM's mainframe computers and carved out a role for smaller, less capable machines.
