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- NAME: Mark Dean
- OCCUPATION: Computer Programmer, Inventor
- BIRTH DATE: March 02, 1957 (Age: 56)
- EDUCATION: Florida Atlantic University, University of Tennessee, Stanford University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Jefferson City, Tennessee
- ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces
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Computer scientist and engineer Mark Dean is credited with helping develop a number of landmark technologies, including the color PC monitor, the Industry Standard Architecture system bus and the first gigahertz chip.
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