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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_E._Sporck Charles E. Sporck (November 15, 1927 - October 16, 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duMUvoKP-pk Oral History of Charlie Sporck Computer History Museum https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/remembering-charles-sporck-the-johnny-... Remembering Charles Sporck, the Johnny Appleseed of Fabs It takes more than physicists and electrical engineers to advance the semiconductor industry. Charles Sporck, ME, helped drive the early days of the tech industry with production, operations, and management expertise. Charles Edward Sporck, former CEO of National Semiconductor and key founding father of Silicon Valley, passed away at 96 on October 12. Sporck was at the helm of National Semiconductor as president and CEO from 1967 to 1991, but his journey to the heart of the tech industry started long before that. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The voice of Jane Barbe lives on as voice mail & automated telephone recordings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Barbe Jane Barbe (July 29, 1928 - July 18, 2003) was an American voice actress and singer. She was known as the "Time Lady" for the recordings she made for the Bell System and other phone companies. She's joined by Elwood Hughes Edwards Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood_Edwards Elwood Hughes Edwards Jr. (November 6, 1949 - November 5, 2024) was an American voice actor. His greetings include "Welcome", "You've got mail", "You've got pictures", "You've got voicemail", "File's done", and "Goodbye" https://youtu.be/JQ7EkDFl_3s 'You've Got Mail' Voice Elwood Edwards Dies at 74 ____________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGREw84lu4 The Windows XP shutdown music played on different instruments.
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