Victor "Vic" Poor was an American engineer and computer pioneer.
11 Facts About Victor Poor
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Victor Dale Poor was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Pinckney Peyton Poor and Leona Lucille Poor.
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On leaving the Navy in 1955, Poor joined the telecommunications technology team at Stromberg-Carlson in San Diego, California.
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Victor Poor then moved to Maryland to help form radio and telegraph equipment manufacturer Frederick Electronics.
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Victor Poor continued his research and development, trying to develop a method for sending photographs and pictures wirelessly.
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In late 1969, Victor Poor joined start-up computer company Computer Terminal Corporation as Technical Director in San Antonio, Texas.
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Victor Poor "retired" with his wife on the profits that he had made from the 15 year growth in Datapoint stock, deciding to go sailing.
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The challenges of communicating by radio while at sea led Victor Poor to develop software that integrates Internet with amateur radio to store and forward messages; this system is today part of a major amateur-supported emergency communications network.
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In 1994, Victor Poor was recruited as the President of Airnet, a spinoff from Harris Corporation, based in Melbourne, Florida.
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In May 2012, Victor Poor was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer.
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Victor Poor died early on the morning of August 17,2012, at William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay, Florida.