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Born
He was born in Portland Oregon. -
Learned he was gifted in chess & has a great mind
While this is not as big a moment as his accomplishments, Ricky plays chess against college kids and learns that he is differnt and gifted with an incredible brain. -
MIT
He enrolled and started his first semester at MIT. -
Joins the Model Railroad Club
He joins the MIT Model Railroad Club. -
Fails out of MIT
He was programming so much that it got in the way of his studies. He failed out of MIT in the fall semester of his Junior year. -
Maclisp created
He created Maclisp -
Chess-Oriented Processing System Created CHEOPS
Mac Hack got adapted -
Made the Lisp Machine
He and Tom Knight made the Lisp machine. -
Lisp Machines Goes Bankrupt
Lisp Machines goes bankrupt. :(