Robert Carr (Programmer)
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Robert Carr is credited as the architect of GO Corporation's PenPoint OS
. He was profiled in the book Programmers at Work (ISBN 0-914845-71-3), where he was credited as the author of Framework
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Robert Carr is mostly known for being the inventor of the Framework
integrated office suite. Framework was a best selling PC software package for several years in the mid 1980s and was notable for combining several applications in a seamless environment and the first product to integrate live outlining with word processing.
PenPoint OS
The PenPoint OS was a product of GO Corporation and was one of the earliest operating systems written specifically for graphical tablets and personal digital assistants...
. He was profiled in the book Programmers at Work (ISBN 0-914845-71-3), where he was credited as the author of Framework
Framework (office suite)
Framework, launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the PC 8086 with DOS operating system. ValDocs, an even earlier integrated suite, actually comparable to the original Macintosh of 1984 and Apple Lisa of 1982 was produced by Epson, a complete integrated work station based on the...
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Robert Carr is mostly known for being the inventor of the Framework
Framework (office suite)
Framework, launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the PC 8086 with DOS operating system. ValDocs, an even earlier integrated suite, actually comparable to the original Macintosh of 1984 and Apple Lisa of 1982 was produced by Epson, a complete integrated work station based on the...
integrated office suite. Framework was a best selling PC software package for several years in the mid 1980s and was notable for combining several applications in a seamless environment and the first product to integrate live outlining with word processing.
- Robert Carr holds a B.S. and a M.S. degree in Computer EngineeringComputer engineeringComputer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
from Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. - From 1978 - At Xerox PARC, Robert Carr developed integrated applications software for the Alto
- Ashton-TateAshton-TateAshton-Tate was a US based software company best known for developing the popular dBASE database application. Ashton-Tate grew from a small garage-based company to become a multinational corporation...
's chief scientist after they acquired his software startup in 1985, three years after Robert's invention of an integrated PC software program called FrameworkFramework (office suite)Framework, launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the PC 8086 with DOS operating system. ValDocs, an even earlier integrated suite, actually comparable to the original Macintosh of 1984 and Apple Lisa of 1982 was produced by Epson, a complete integrated work station based on the...
. - Robert Carr is the two-time winner of PC MagazinePC MagazinePC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
's Technical Excellence Award for both FrameworkFramework (office suite)Framework, launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the PC 8086 with DOS operating system. ValDocs, an even earlier integrated suite, actually comparable to the original Macintosh of 1984 and Apple Lisa of 1982 was produced by Epson, a complete integrated work station based on the...
and PenPoint. - 1987 - Robert Carr co-founded the communications startup Go Corporation, where he led all software development including the PenPoint operating systemOperating systemAn operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
. He is the co-inventor and holder of two patents on pen-based computing and object-oriented operating systems. - Robert Carr has been the vice President of the AutoCAD Market Group at Autodesk, Inc.AutodeskAutodesk, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of the first versions of the company's...
- 1997-2003, Robert Carr was Managing Director at Sofinnova Ventures where he was one of five partners managing $550 million in early stage high tech venture capital funds.
- 2003-2006, Robert co-founded and is CEO of Keep and Share, a web 2.0 group productivity startup.
- 2005-2006, Robert serves as a director on the board of Lohika Systems.
Further reading
- Susan Lammers: Programmers at Work - Interviews (ISBN 0-914845-71-3), Microsoft Press 1986. In depth interviews with PC Software pioneers including Dan Bricklin, Robert Carr, Bill Gates and Andy Hertzfeld.
- Robert Carr, Dan Shafer: The Power of PenPoint (ISBN 0-201577-63-1), Addison-Wesley 1991. Outlines a vision for pen computing and provides a detailed description of the unique user interface and architecture of the PenPoint operating system.