Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Victor Poor, an early computing pioneer, passed away at age 79 in Palm Bay, Florida on Friday, ...

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Victor Poor, an early Intel collaborator and one of the minds behind the company's early microprocessors, has died aged 79. Poor joined Intel in 1969 through existing employee Stanley Mazor, after ...