Harold Prewitt

Updated: 05/02/2021 by Computer Hope
Harold Prewitt

Name: Harold D. Prewitt, Jr (Hal)

Born: October 1, 1954, in Hutchinson, Kansas

Computer-related contributions

  • Race car driver, American businessman, inventor of personal computer products and early pioneer in the personal Computer revolution.
  • Credited with inventing hard disk drives and a local area network for their first portable and desktop series computers.
  • Founded and managed multiple technology firms, the largest and best known was Core International, Inc, a leading technology firm started in 1979.

Quotes

"Learn from experiences and never make the same mistake twice."