Jolitz Heritage

Jolitz Heritage Site - Chronicling the Legacies of the Jolitz Family of Silicon Valley, including the accomplishments of William Jolitz, Lynne Jolitz, Rebecca Jolitz, Ben Jolitz, and William Leonard Jolitz.
Berkeley Student Years
 
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William Jolitz and Berkeley in the 70's/80's

William Jolitz and Berkeley in the 70's/80's

William Frederick Jolitz attended the University of California, Berkeley during a period of great change and opportunity. While still staying involved with NASA and "Silicon Valley" to the south (often by motorcycle, same day), Cal's environment of science, engineering and technology was very different.

Before Cal, William Jolitz was used to technology like the IBM 370/145 DOS/VS (BAL, PL/1) of the local college, either the IBM 360/67 TSS (Fortran, PL/1G) or the CDC 7600 (Run76, Compass) of NASA, or the UCLA IBM 360/95 and Stanford 360/65 (Algol W). Science was liquid helium dewars, oscilloscopes, and actual measurement of physical observations. Engineering was breadboarding of devices and equipment acquired from affliated groups in a shared budget relationship.


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