Jack Kister
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Jack Kister is an engineer
who worked on the TTL model for the original 68000 microprocessor
at Motorola
. He later became manager of the group responsible for doing the development systems for the Motorola processors (called Exorcisor). In this capacity he wrote the original specification for the Versabus which was employed by the Exorcisor systems.
One of the Motorola Applications Engineers from Europe had the idea of putting the Versabus on a Euro sized PCB/connector. This became the Versa Module Europe, also known as VMEbus
. Kister is often credited for being the inventor of VMEbus because it became an IEEE standard.
Kister eventually relocated to Silicon Valley
with his family where he was the hardware engineering manager at Tolerant systems, the I/O
sub-systems manager at Cydrome
, the director of engineering at Wyse Technology
for Advanced Systems where he was responsible for the Wyse 7000/Wyse 9000 systems and VP Engineering at Diamond Multimedia
.(4 February 1994) DIAMOND REORGANIZES EXECUTIVE STAFF AND HIRES NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING, PRweb, Retrieved December 22, 2010 ("Kister, 42, has joined Diamond as vice president of engineering.")
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
who worked on the TTL model for the original 68000 microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
at Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
. He later became manager of the group responsible for doing the development systems for the Motorola processors (called Exorcisor). In this capacity he wrote the original specification for the Versabus which was employed by the Exorcisor systems.
One of the Motorola Applications Engineers from Europe had the idea of putting the Versabus on a Euro sized PCB/connector. This became the Versa Module Europe, also known as VMEbus
VMEbus
VMEbus is a computer bus standard, originally developed for the Motorola 68000 line of CPUs, but later widely used for many applications and standardized by the IEC as ANSI/IEEE 1014-1987. It is physically based on Eurocard sizes, mechanicals and connectors , but uses its own signalling system,...
. Kister is often credited for being the inventor of VMEbus because it became an IEEE standard.
Kister eventually relocated to Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
with his family where he was the hardware engineering manager at Tolerant systems, the I/O
I/O
I/O may refer to:* Input/output, a system of communication for information processing systems* Input-output model, an economic model of flow prediction between sectors...
sub-systems manager at Cydrome
Cydrome
Cydrome was a computer company started in 1984 in San Jose, California whose mission was to develop a numeric processor. The founders were David Yen, Wei Yen, Ross Towle, Arun Kumar, and Bob Rau...
, the director of engineering at Wyse Technology
Wyse
Wyse Technology is an American company that is a leading manufacturer in Cloud Client Computing. Products include thin client hardware and software as well as desktop virtualization. Other products include cloud software-supporting desktop computers, laptops, and mobile devices...
for Advanced Systems where he was responsible for the Wyse 7000/Wyse 9000 systems and VP Engineering at Diamond Multimedia
Diamond Multimedia
Diamond Multimedia is a company that specializes in many forms of multimedia technology. They have produced graphics cards, motherboards, modems, sound cards and MP3 players, however the company began with the production of the TrackStar, a PC add-on card which emulated Apple II computers...
.(4 February 1994) DIAMOND REORGANIZES EXECUTIVE STAFF AND HIRES NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING, PRweb, Retrieved December 22, 2010 ("Kister, 42, has joined Diamond as vice president of engineering.")