From IBM’s backwater offices in Boca Raton, Florida, Don Estridge ushered in the era of personal home computers. He was a corporate misfit who broke all of the company’s rules in order to change the world.

This piece, published first on Every and now adapted for audio, is the latest in a series by the writer Gareth Edwards on the history of the personal computer—and the individuals responsible for bringing it to everyday consumers. 

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