Edson de Castro explained

Edson de Castro (September 14, 1938 – September 6, 2024) was an American computer engineer and businessman, perhaps best known for designing the Data General Nova series of computers.^[1]

Life and career

De Castro was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on September 14, 1938.^{[2] [3]} He was founder and CEO of Data General Corporation throughout the 1970s, the 1980s and into the 1990s when he was replaced by Ronald L Skates, a former Price Waterhouse Coopers partner. He also was the project manager in charge of developing the PDP-8 mini computer at Digital Equipment Corporation,^[4] before leaving to form Data General Corporation. As CEO of Data General, he appeared in Tracy Kidder's book The Soul of a New Machine.

De Castro married Jean DeCastro in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1963. Jean was a school teacher and Edson worked at Digital Equipment. They divorced in 1980.^[5] Edson de Castro died on September 6, 2024, at the age of 85.^{[3] [6]}

Books

• Book: Kidder, Tracy . Tracy Kidder . . Little, Brown . Boston . 1981. 978-0-316-49170-9 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Data General NOVA (1969) . 2010-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010812222242/http://www.dg.com/about/html/data_general_nova.html . 2001-08-12.
2. Web site: Oral History of Edson (Ed) D. de Castro . Computer History Museum . 24 September 2024 . 13 January 2003.
3. Web site: Edson Donald de Castro . Chiampa Funeral Home . 24 September 2024.
4. Web site: The Business That Time Forgot Data General is gone. But does that make its founder a failure?. Joshua. Hyatt. April 1, 2003. money.cnn.com. 2022-05-29.
5. Web site: DeCastro v. DeCastro . Justia Law . 13 February 2021 . en.
6. Web site: Edson Donald De Castro . Legacy . 24 September 2024.