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Burrell Smith

Burrell Carver Smith (born December 16, 1955) is a retired American computer engineer who created the first wire wrap prototype of the motherboard for the original Macintosh at Apple Computer. He became Apple employee #282 in February 1979 as an Apple II service technician. He designed the motherboard for Apple's LaserWriter.

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Macintosh
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Computer engineer
Born
(1955-12-16) December 16, 1955 (age 70)

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Burrell Smith → Macintosh, MacintoshFolklore, Revolution, Valley Andy Hertzfeld's
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Burrell SmithOccupationComputer engineer1.00infobox
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