Tom Rolander

Tom Rolander
Born Kiomboi, Tanzania[1]
Nationality American
Occupation Software engineer, professor[2]
Known for MP/M, iFolder

Thomas Alan Rolander is an American entrepreneur, engineer, and developer of the multitasking multiuser operating system MP/M created for microcomputers in 1979 while working as the first employee[3] of Digital Research[4][5][1][6] with Gary Kildall,[1][7] the "father" of CP/M. CP/M and MP/M laid the groundwork to later Digital Research operating system families such as Concurrent CP/M, Concurrent DOS and Multiuser DOS.

Digital Research Employee Badge, THOMAS ROLANDER, I.D. #1

In 2013 he was granted with a 2013 Diamond Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence from the University of Washington (UW).[8][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tom Rolander - Alumnus Tom Rolander – Avid Innovator and Athlete". Alumni Profiles. University of Washington, Electrical Engineering. 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tom Rolander is new chairman of Big Sur International Marathon board of directors". Carmel, CA, USA: Monterey Herald. 2016-10-06. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLVbSjDq0DE
  4. ↑ Kildall, Gary Arlen (2016-08-02) [1993]. Kildall, Scott; Kildall, Kristin, eds. "Computer Connections: People, Places, and Events in the Evolution of the Personal Computer Industry" (Manuscript, part 1). Kildall Family. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  5. ↑ Shustek, Len (2016-08-02). "In His Own Words: Gary Kildall". Remarkable People. Computer History Museum.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tom Rolander - Serial entrepreneur and Emergent Farming co-founder". Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  7. ↑ Evans, Harold; Buckland, Gail; Lefer, David (2004). They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators. Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 978-0-316-27766-2. ISBN 0-316-27766-5.
  8. ↑ "2013 Diamond Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence". 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  9. ↑ Stark, Craig L. (1986-04-29). "CD ROM Conference: Lured by 600 Megabytes on Disk". PC Magazine: 42. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

Further reading

  • Rolander, Tom (1994-07-15). "In Memory of GARY A. KILDALL May 19, 1942 -- July 11, 1994". Tom Rolander's Website and Album (Memorial service). Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
  • Rolander, Tom (2007-08-08). "Scoble Show". PodTech.net (Interview). Interviewed by Scoble, Robert. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  • "Thomas Rolander". crunchbase. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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