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Bil Herd is a computer engineer who created several designs for 8-bit home computers while working for Commodore Business Machines in the early to mid-1980s. After first acting as the principal engineer on the Commodore Plus/4, C16/116, C264, and C364 machines, Herd designed the significantly more successful Commodore 128, a dual-CPU, triple-OS, compatible successor to the Commodore 64. Prior to the C128, Herd had done the initial architecture of the Commodore LCD computer, which was not released. After leaving Commodore, Herd continued to design faster and more powerful computers with emphasis on machine vision and is a co-author on a patent involving ''n''-dimensional pattern matching. Herd also designed an ultrasonic backup sensor for vehicles while working for Indian Valley Mfg. in 1986, a feature found on many modern vehicles today. Herd has undertaken an entrepreneurial role and is owner of several small companies. As for recent low-level computer hacking, he did a "cameo appearance" by contributing a snippet of sprite logic code to the C64 DTV product designed by Jeri Ellsworth. File:Commodore_128_002.jpg|Commodore C128 File:Commodore 128D-IMG 1726.jpg|Commodore 128D File:C128mobo.jpg|C128 PCB Image:Commodore Plus 4.jpg|Commodore Plus/4 Image:Plus4 komplett.jpg|Commodore Plus/4 system File:Plus4_main_board.jpg|Commodore Plus/4 motherboard File:Commodore-116-a.jpg|Commodore 116 File:Commodore 16 002f.jpg|Commodore 16 Image:Commodore264.jpg|Commodore 264 ==Military and community service== Military service: * 1977–1980: 238th Cavalry - 38th Division Indiana Army National Guard * 1980–1982: 103rd Medical Battalion - 28th Division Pennsylvania Army National Guard * 1981: Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service. Voluntary health care work: * 1989–1996: Fellowship First Aid Squad / Mount Laurel EMS Inc. Highest rank: Captain (also served as President) * 1991–1995: Cooper Trauma Center - Camden, NJ: Trauma Technician 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bil Herd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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