▁Chen ▁– ▁Ch ip ▁Design ▁Engine er ▁ ▁Bob ▁Frank ov ich ▁– ▁Director ▁of ▁Design ▁Autom ation ▁ ▁Ni all ▁Sh ap ero ▁– ▁Senior ▁Software ▁Engine er ▁ ▁P avel ▁Sto ff el ▁– ▁Senior ▁Software ▁Engine er ▁ ▁Mike ▁Hall ▁- ▁Senior ▁Software ▁Engine er ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Mack ay ▁– ▁Director ▁of ▁Man ufact uring ▁ ▁Bob ▁Samuel ▁- ▁Man ufact uring ▁Engine er ▁ ▁Ed ▁Ale many ▁- ▁Customer ▁Service ▁Manager ▁ ▁Richard ▁Mel mon ▁– ▁Director ▁of ▁Mark eting ▁ ▁Dar h si ung ▁( D ash ) ▁Ch ang ▁– ▁Product ▁Manager ▁ ▁Ted ▁Hay nes ▁– ▁Mark eting ▁Manager ▁and ▁Product ▁Manager ▁ ▁Um tech ’ s ▁place ▁in ▁personal ▁computer ▁history ▁Video Brain ▁was ▁a ▁vision ary ▁attempt ▁to ▁skip ▁years ▁ahead ▁in ▁personal ▁computers ▁- ▁before ▁consum ers ▁were ▁ready ▁for ▁it ▁and ▁before ▁technology ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁vision . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁public ▁was ▁largely ▁ob liv ious ▁to ▁micro comput ers ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁sevent ies , ▁there ▁were ▁business ▁people ▁who ▁believed ▁passion ately ▁that ▁personal ▁computers ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁market ▁with ▁trem end ous ▁impact . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁run ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁ahead ▁of ▁their ▁time . ▁ ▁Video Brain ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁personal ▁computer ▁to ▁make ▁loading ▁and ▁running ▁software ▁easy ▁and ▁reliable . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁era ▁when ▁flo ppy ▁dis ks ▁were ▁un common ▁and ▁expensive , ▁Video Brain ▁loaded ▁software ▁via ▁R OM ▁cart rid ges .