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At 99, computer pioneer looks back at early Minnesota tech


At 99, computer pioneer looks back at early Minnesota tech
Don Weidenbach blossomed as a digital computer pioneer after World War II and forged a 30-year career as an electrical engineer in the early years of Minnesota s computer tech era. 
By Curt Brown, Special to the Star Tribune
January 9, 2021 2:23pm
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One recent morning, 99-year-old Don Weidenbach tinkered with a balky humidifier on a workbench in the basement of his senior condo building in Edina. He s volunteered to repair busted lamps and small appliances since he and his wife of 68 years, Charleen, moved there in 2010.
My dad was no good at fixing things, so I started early tightening loose doorknobs and fixing toilets as a kid, he said during a break for lunch. ....

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