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Vernon Weiss (born 1951) is a retired American computer systems engineer who was a key person in the development of the XPS family of personal computers at Dell and was the director of the personal computing division Packard Bell and a product manager at Northgate Computer Systems.[1][2][3]: 1  The XPS line is considered the start of the gaming computer industry.

During his early years in the computer industry, Vernon Weiss was also involved with the Data General/One, Two and the Data General Walkabout.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ Polilli, Steve (August 9, 1993). "Dell listened to customer needs in redesign of its desktop lines". InfoWorld. 15 (32). IDG Publications: 28 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Krohn, Nico (April 1, 1991). "Not as Easy as 1-2-3". InfoWorld. 13 (13). IDG Publications: 40–41 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Chen, Elaine (January 5, 1998). "Low prices will shape the year". Electronic News. 44 (2200). Reed Business Information: 1, 46 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Damer, Bruce; Allan Lundell (2004). "Data General Walkabout". DigiBarn.com. DigiBarn Computer Museum. Archived from the original on February 25, 2004.


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