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Title
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Bill Walker oral history audio recording on the Silicon Forest and Tektronix, Part 1
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Description
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Part 1 of an audio recording of an oral history of Bill Walker on Tektronix and the 'Silicon Forest' in Washington County, Oregon. Topics in this section include: his education; military service during the Korean War; using Tektronix products in the military; going to work as an engineer for Tektronix in the 1950s; creating the 'Phase System' of development; starting an integrated circuit working group; working his way up to be Chief Operating Officer of Tektronix; starting the Tek Development Company to incubate spinoff companies; training opportunities; author Jean Auel working at Tektronix; office culture; international business with Europe and Japan; and other topics. There is a transcript of this interview.
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Contributor
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Williams, Dana
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Creator
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Walker, Bill
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Date
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2012
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Is Part Of
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High Tech collection
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Format
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MP3
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Language
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English
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Identifier
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WCM_OH_341a
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Subject
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Washington County (Or.) -- History
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High technology
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Rights
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In Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Extent
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5 sound files (56 min.)
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Spatial Coverage
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Washington County (Or.)
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Type
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Sound
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Source
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Washington County Museum
