Edward P. Stritter Explained

Edward P. ("Skip") Stritter, engineer and entrepreneur, was the chief architect of the Motorola 68000 microprocessor[1] (used in the original Apple Computer Macintosh), a co-founder of the first commercial RISC company MIPS Computer Systems,[2] the founder of Clarity Wireless,[1] [2] (acquired by Cisco Systems for $157 million[3]) and founder of NeTPower.[1] [2] He also served on the Board of Overseers of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.[4] He was nominated by the United States Justice Department to serve on a three-member technical board of overseers to ensure that Microsoft complied with the judgements of United States v. Microsoft.[1] [2] [5]

He received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1968 and his master's degree (1969) and PhD (1976) from Stanford University.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plaintiff's memorandum in support of motion for appointment of Edward P. Stritter as the third member of the technical committee . Phillip R. Malone . etal . U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division . 2003-01-27. 2007-03-08.
  2. States Make Recommendation for Third Microsoft Oversight Official . Office of the New York State Attorney General . 2003-01-23 . 2007-06-08 .
  3. Web site: Cisco Systems to Acquire Clarity Wireless Corporation . . 1998-11-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719235820/http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/fspnisapi0aa2.html . 2008-07-19 .
  4. Web site: Thayer School Board of Overseers . 2007-06-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070207123939/http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/thayer/directories/BoardofOverseers.html . February 7, 2007 .
  5. Web site: Approval Sought For Nominee To Microsoft Panel. 2003-01-28. The New York Times.

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