WILLIAMSBURG, Va., July 31 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
The following is an excerpt from a story that originally appeared in the spring 2026 issue of the W&M Alumni Magazine. - Ed.
Bob Wise still has his first computer, a 1979 Apple II that sits in his home office. It's the same computer on which he taught himself programming as a homeschooled student living on his family's farm about 20 miles west of Williamsburg. He brought it to William & Mary when he moved into a residence hall at age 16 in the spring of 1983.
While technology has advanced light years since then, the original equipment holds sentimental value for Wise. He is now vice president for engineering and operations at Nvidia, where he leads infrastr...