Pour one out for Ed Roberts, credited with inventing the PC

Over the weekend lost in the hubbub of the iPad was an obituary for H. Edward Roberts a

“He created the MITS Altair, the first inexpensive general-purpose microcomputer, a device that could be programmed to do all manner of tasks. For that achievement, some historians say Dr. Roberts deserves to be recognized as the inventor of the personal computer.”

The NY Times is an interesting read (thanks to Kottke for pointing it out) that includes bad blood, old wounds, and death bed reconciliations. It’s like a Lifetime movie for nerds.