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'''Paul Charlton''' is a software and hardware consultant in [[Silicon Valley]]. He was a pioneer in developing [[freeware]] and [[Open-source model|open source]] computer programs. He was the founder of [[C2B Technologies]].


==Timeline of notable technological contributions==
==Timeline of notable technological contributions==
*1985 [[FastTerm]] - One of the earliest known [[Freeware]] and [[Open Source]] programs for browsing and participating in [[online communities]] such as [[CompuServe]], [[The Source (online service)|The Source]], [[Delphi online service|Delphi]] and [[Bulletin Board System]] networks which pre-dated the existence of the [[World Wide Web]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fast-Term|url=ftp://ftp.whtech.com/user%20groups/Net%2099er/net99er8508.pdf|accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref><sup>,</sup>.<ref>{{Cite book | last=Albright | first=Ronald G. | authorlink=Ronald G. Albright | coauthors= | title=The orphan chronicles | date= | publisher=Millers Graphics | location= | isbn=978-0-931831-01-0 | pages=}}
*1985 [[FastTerm]] - One of the earliest known [[Freeware]] and [[open-source software|open-source programs]] for browsing and participating in [[online communities]] such as [[CompuServe]], [[The Source (online service)|The Source]], [[Delphi online service|Delphi]] and [[Bulletin Board System]] networks which pre-dated the existence of the [[World Wide Web]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fast-Term|url=http://ftp.whtech.com/user%20groups/Net%2099er/net99er8508.pdf|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref><sup>,</sup>.<ref>{{Cite book | last=Albright | first=Ronald G. | author-link=Ronald G. Albright | title=The orphan chronicles | date=1985 | publisher=Millers Graphics | isbn=978-0-931831-01-0 }}
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*1987 [[Myarc Disk Operating System]] (MDOS) - operating system for consumer oriented personal computer.<ref>{{cite web|title=The TI-99 Home Computer Encyclopedia: Timeline 99 - 1987|url= http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/time1987.htm |accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref>
*1987 [[Myarc Disk Operating System]] (MDOS) - operating system for consumer oriented personal computer.<ref>{{cite web|title=The TI-99 Home Computer Encyclopedia: Timeline 99 - 1987|url= http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/time1987.htm |access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref>
*1987 [[Geneve 9640|Myarc 9640 Geneve]] - single-board consumer oriented personal computer.
*1987 [[Geneve 9640|Myarc 9640 Geneve]] - single-board consumer oriented personal computer.
*1994 [[QuickTime#QuickTime_2.x|QuickTime]] - market leading multimedia presentation engine for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Mac OS]] and other platforms.
*1994 [[QuickTime#QuickTime 2.x|QuickTime]] - market leading multimedia presentation engine for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Mac OS]] and other platforms.
*1996 [[Carbon (API)|Carbon]] [[API]] for [[Mac OS]] - legacy application compatibility on [[Apple Computer|Apple Computer's]] [[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]] Kernel (derived from QTML authored for QuickTime).
*1996 [[Carbon (API)|Carbon]] [[API]] for [[Mac OS]] - legacy application compatibility on [[Apple Computer|Apple Computer's]] [[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]] Kernel (derived from QTML authored for QuickTime).
* 1996 Created a company named C Innovation which makes the student information system called Zangle.
* 1996 Created a company named C Innovation which makes the student information system called [[Zangle]].
*1997 [[C2B Technologies|C2B Technologies, Inc]] - Founder and CTO of company which developed market leading [[Internet]] [[Comparison Shopping Engine|comparison shopping engine]], company was acquired in 1998 by [[Inktomi (company)|Inktomi]], which was later acquired by [[Yahoo]]<ref>{{cite news|title=C2B founder creates Zangle.com|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_March_6/ai_59998778/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1|accessdate=2008-12-26 | work=Business Wire | date=2000-03-06}}</ref><sup>,</sup>.<ref name="cnet.com">[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-215079.html Inktomi to buy C2B]. [[CNET]]"</ref>
*1997 [[C2B Technologies|C2B Technologies, Inc]] - Founder and CTO of company which developed market leading [[Internet]] [[Comparison Shopping Engine|comparison shopping engine]], company was acquired in 1998 by [[Inktomi (company)|Inktomi]],<ref>{{Cite news|author=Kormblum, Janet|title=Inktomi to buy C2B|newspaper=C/Net News|date=1 September 1998|url=http://news.cnet.com/Inktomi-to-buy-C2B/2100-1001_3-215079.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205028/http://news.cnet.com/Inktomi-to-buy-C2B/2100-1001_3-215079.html|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Inktomi to Acquire C2B Technologies in $90 Million Deal|date=2 September 1998|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/02/business/company-news-inktomi-to-acquire-c2b-technologies-in-90-million-deal.html}}</ref> which was later acquired by [[Yahoo]]<ref>{{cite magazine|date=19 March 2003|title=Company Overview of Inktomi Corporation|magazine=Business Week|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=29933|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112073958/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=29933|archive-date=12 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1998 [[Java2D|Java 2D]] - key contributor to graphics library distributed by [[Sun Microsystems]] as part of its [[Java (programming language)|Java]] developer kits since 1998<ref>{{cite web|title=Java Developer Kit Source Code|url=http://www.krugle.org/kse/entfiles/jdk/sun.com/jdk-1.5/j2se/src/share/demo/jfc/Java2D/java2d/Intro.java|accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref><sup>,</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|title=Java Developer Kit Source Code|url=http://www.krugle.org/kse/entfiles?query=%40author%20charlton|accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref>
*1998 [[Java2D|Java 2D]] - key contributor to graphics library distributed by [[Sun Microsystems]] as part of its [[Java (programming language)|Java]] developer kits since 1998<ref>{{cite web|title=Java Developer Kit Source Code|url=http://www.krugle.org/kse/entfiles/jdk/sun.com/jdk-1.5/j2se/src/share/demo/jfc/Java2D/java2d/Intro.java|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref><sup>,</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|title=Java Developer Kit Source Code|url=http://www.krugle.org/kse/entfiles?query=%40author%20charlton|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref>


==Education==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.linkedin.com/in/techguru career auto-biography (may contain material with unsubstantiated references)]
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Latest revision as of 02:47, 12 November 2023

For other people with the same name, see Paul Charlton.

Paul Charlton is a software and hardware consultant in Silicon Valley. He was a pioneer in developing freeware and open source computer programs. He was the founder of C2B Technologies.

Timeline of notable technological contributions

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Education

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Charlton received a BS in the disciplines of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) from RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

References

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  • Who, Marquis (1997). Who's Who in the World 1997. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 978-0-8379-1117-5.
  • Who, Marquis (1999). Who's Who in America 1999: a-K. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 978-0-8379-0192-3.
  • Who, Marquis (1997). Who's Who in the Media and Communications 1998-99. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 978-0-8379-3950-6.
  • Who, Who's (1995). Who's Who in Finance and Industry 1996-1997. New York: Reed Reference Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8379-0330-9.
  • Who, Marquis (1994). Who's Who in Science and Engineering. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 978-0-8379-5752-4.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Fast-Term" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  2. ^ Albright, Ronald G. (1985). The orphan chronicles. Millers Graphics. ISBN 978-0-931831-01-0.
  3. ^ "The TI-99 Home Computer Encyclopedia: Timeline 99 - 1987". Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  4. ^ Kormblum, Janet (1 September 1998). "Inktomi to buy C2B". C/Net News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Inktomi to Acquire C2B Technologies in $90 Million Deal". The New York Times. 2 September 1998.
  6. ^ "Company Overview of Inktomi Corporation". Business Week. 19 March 2003. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Java Developer Kit Source Code". Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  8. ^ "Java Developer Kit Source Code". Retrieved 2008-12-26.
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