Edward P. Stritter

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Edward P. ("Skip") Stritter, engineer and entrepreneur, was the chief architect of the Motorola 68000 CPU[1] (used in the original Apple Computer Macintosh), a co-founder of the first commercial RISC company MIPS [2], the founder of Clarity Wireless[1][2] (acquired by Cisco Systems for $157 million[3]), and founder of NeTPower[2][1]. 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[5][1][2].

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

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  1. ^ a b c d PHILLIP R. MALONE et al (2003-01-27). PLAINTIFF'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF EDWARD P. STRITTER AS THE THIRD MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
  2. ^ a b c d Office of the New York State Attorney General (January 23, 2003). STATES MAKE RECOMMENDATION FOR THIRD MICROSOFT OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL. Press Release. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  3. ^ Cisco Systems to Acquire Clarity Wireless Corporation. Cisco Systems (1998-11-15).
  4. ^ Thayer School Board of Overseers. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  5. ^ Approval Sought For Nominee To Microsoft Panel. New York Times (2003-01-28).