[andrehacker]

Really enjoyed this writeup. I'd come across Don Tarbell’s name before, but didn’t realize how influential he was in the pre-Altair era—and even in setting the stage for the Apple I. Fascinating stuff.

I also wasn’t aware of this site—some really well-researched essays on early computing. Great work, and thanks for putting this together!

[mark-r]

I remembered Don Tarbell's name, but it took me a few minutes to remember why. I didn't read forward until I remembered it was the tape controller. But I didn't think he was so influential to be leading the article.