Citizenship United States Employer Stanford University Education Stanford University | Spouse Donna Dubinsky Name Len Shustek | |
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Alma mater Polytechnic Institute of New York University Occupation Occasional Consulting Professor Board member of Computer History Museum, Polytechnic Institute, Tablus (Technical Advisory Board) | ||
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Leonard J. "Len" Shustek is chairman of the board of trustees of the Computer History Museum located in Mountain View, California. After earning his PhD from Stanford University, he became an assistant professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. After leaving the faculty, he co-founded Nestar Systems in 1979, and Network General in 1986. In 2003, he provided a $2.5 million endowment for the "Leonard J. Shustek Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Chair" at Polytechnic Institute of New York University. He has also taught computer science at Stanford University.
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- Alan s intro len shustek s early computer start up experiences
- Len shustek talks about creating the computer history museum
- Network pioneer
- References
In 1972, Shustek proposed using microcode for evaluating the performance of computer systems. He received BS and MS from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn.
Len shustek talks about creating the computer history museum
Network pioneer
In a 1999 interview, Shustek reflected upon the failure of major computer suppliers decades earlier to recognize the need for computer networks. According to Shustek, computer scientist Harry Saal resigned his position at IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory, because he could not convince IBM to develop local area networks. Saal then convinced Shustek to give up his position as an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon, and together they founded the networking company Nestar.