Bill Godbout

Bill Godbout
Born(1939-10-02)October 2, 1939
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedNovember 8, 2018(2018-11-08) (aged 79)
Concow, California, USA

Bill Godbout (October 2, 1939 – November 8, 2018) was an early computer pioneer and entrepreneur known for manufacturing and selling computer equipment, parts, and electronic kits in Silicon Valley, during the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2]

He and his company, Godbout Electronics (and later CompuPro and Viasyn), were very influential in the early years of the personal computer market.[3][4] Together with George Morrow, he worked on the IEEE696 (withdrawn) better known as the very popular S-100 bus.[5]

He is featured in the book The Silicon Boys, 1999 by David A. Kaplan about the pioneers of Silicon Valley.[6]

  1. ^ http://www.imsai.net/history/quinn/quinn-1.htm Archived 2020-02-07 at the Wayback Machine the Surplus Connection
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2009-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Selling surplus parts
  3. ^ Shea, Tom (May 21, 1984). "Q&A: William Godbout". InfoWorld. 6 (21): 64. ISSN 0199-6649.
  4. ^ Pournelle, Jerry (April 1985). "Over the Moat". BYTE. p. 355. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/s100bus.html the development of the S-100 bus
  6. ^ "Bill Godbout". NameBase. Retrieved 2012-01-20.[dead link]