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John Wallace Walker (May 16, 1949 – February 2, 2024) was an American computer programmer, author and co-founder of the computer-aided design software company Autodesk. He was later recognized for his writing on his website Fourmilab. Early projects. Walker was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 16, 1949. [1] .
May 12, 2022 · Although Autodesk had over a dozen co-founders, there are really two that are most important: John Walker and Dan Drake. Below, we summarize some of Dan Drake’s important insights we gleaned from a 2005 and 2020 interview.
May 27, 2022 · May 27, 2022. The Ambition and Vision of Autodesk Co-Founder John Walker. In the previous bi-weekly, Andvari shared our observations from a few rare interviews of Autodesk co-founder Dan Drake. This week, Andvari shares highlights from another Autodesk co-founder—and likely the most prolific and outspoken of the founders—John Walker.
Mar 6, 2024 · John Walker, a groundbreaking, if reclusive, technology entrepreneur and polymath who was a founder and chief executive of Autodesk, the company that brought the ubiquitous AutoCAD software...
Feb 17, 2012 · Marinchip Systems, owned by John Walker and Dan Drake, made an S-100 main board with a TI TMS-9900 processor that fit the bill. When Walker saw INTERACT running on the Marinchip Systems computer, he was impressed enough to become a dealer for the software.
30 January 2021. Autodesk Turns 39. In Marin County, California, a small group of people got together January 30, 1982 and formed Autodesk . As founder John Walker stated “ the game has changed .” Today marks the 39th birthday of Autodesk. Autodesk’s Flying founders. ”Autodesk Founders. They didn't walk on water, but they could fly pretty well.”
Jan 7, 2012 · Autodesk has been around since the early 80s when John Walker and some of his programmer friends founded it as a small company based on their original product, AutoCAD, an early Computer Aided Design program acquired from programmer Michael Riddle.
