Virginia Williamson Explained

Virginia Williamson (also Virginia Londner Green and Virginia Peschke) was the co-founder, owner and publisher of Byte magazine. She founded the magazine in 1975 together with her ex-husband, Wayne Green the founder/publisher of the amateur radio magazine 73.[1] [2] She sold the magazine to McGraw-Hill in 1979,[3] but remained publisher until 1983.[2] [4] [5] She later married Gordon Williamson, who in 1988 published a book about her ex-husband Wayne Green, titled See Wayne Run. Run, Wayne, Run. Williamson died in 2015.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reed. Matthew. BYTE. TRS-80.org. 29 April 2014.
  2. Web site: History of Byte Magazine . Vintage Computer . 2012-10-04 . 2014-04-29.
  3. Web site: Byte Magazine . Rhode Island Computer Museum . 2014-04-29.
  4. News: Publisher change for Byte. Peterborough Transcript. February 3, 1983.
  5. Book: Welsh, Theresa. Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution. 2007. The Seeker Books. 978-0-9793468-1-1. Welsh, David .
  6. Web site: Gordon Williamson. Rand - Wilson Funeral Home . 23 August 2019.

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