- James M. Lyon
infobox person
caption = Jimbo Lyon
birth_date = bda|1954|1|12
birth_place =El Paso, Texas
residence =Washington
nationality = American
other_names = Jimbo, Jimbo Lyon, Jim Lyon
education =Austin High , El Paso. Graduated 1971, with high honors.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering,magna cum laude ,Princeton University , 1975.
employer =Microsoft Corporation
occupation =Software developer
website = http://lyontamers.com/blogs/jimlyon/James M. Lyon (aka Jim Lyon aka Jimbo Lyon) (born January 12, 1954) is an American perennial hacker and
computer programmer . Jim teamed withDon Woods while both were attending Princeton in 1972 to produce the unprecedented, excursiveINTERCAL programming language . Later, he worked atTandem Computers for 10 years on theTransaction Management Facility andRemote Database Facility .He has been employed at
Microsoft since 1996 and has worked onExchange Server , SQL Server, COM, andMicrosoft Transaction Server . Most recently Jimbo was instrumental in designing, building, and shipping Windows Home Server Computer Backup.Jim is an Instrument-Rated pilot and served as a mission pilot for the
California Civil Air Patrol from 1983-1990.His musical talents include playing the
recorder ,handbells , andtuba .Further reading
* [http://lyontamers.com/blogs/jimlyon/ Jim Lyon's blog]
* [http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;528456667;pp;1 2008 Computerworld Interview mentioning Jimbo and INTERCAL] ]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=196fe38c-df20-4e19-92ca-6bda7bec3ecb&DisplayLang=en Technical brief for Windows Home Server's Home Computer Backup system.]
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