Who Is Mark Dean?

From the IBM PC to the ISA Bus: A Legacy of Innovation in Computing and Gaming

I’m glad I learned about Mark Dean. He’s another incredible figure who wasn’t necessarily featured in the history books when I was growing up—but now that I know about him, I’m determined to learn as much as I can.

Mark Dean was one of the engineers behind the original IBM PC and holds three of IBM’s original nine patents for personal computing. His work significantly shaped modern gaming and technology. His development of the ISA bus revolutionized graphics and sound capabilities, making it an essential component of early PC gaming.

 

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At-home computing went mainstream in 1981 when IBM introduced its mass-market 5150 “IBM PC” to the world. In 1998, a computer processor designed in the company’s Austin Research Lab reached 1 billion cycles per second (1GHz). Six years later, the Blue Gene supercomputer clocked in as the fastest in history. There’s a common thread across these technology landmarks — Mark Dean, an IBM engineer whose innovations and leadership helped shape the information age.

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