Don Worth

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Biography

I was born and have always lived in Southern California. I attended UCLA and graduated in 1971 with a degree in Engineering/Computer Science. In the 1970s I worked for UCLA's campus computing organization and wrote code for the ARPAnet (forerunner of the Internet) which was just getting its start at that time. I implemented the first FTP and Telnet for the IBM 360 mainframe. Almost immediately after getting married in 1976 my wife and I began what is now a 40 year obsession with genealogy. In the 1980s I wrote software and books for the Apple // computer and later managed the UCLA Microcomputer Information Center on campus. I retired in 2008 as Assistant Vice Chancellor of Administrative Information Systems at UCLA and now live in Oxnard, California with my wife and daughter. Recently I got back into programming and developed the Autosomal DNA Segment Analyzer (ADSA) tool for DNAgedcom. I am a Civil War reenactor and I am also active in the Ventura County Genealogical Society.

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by Don Worth at registration.

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Don Dyson /Worth/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

User ID

User ID: F0C9273F39FF4E63805E0483DC37FEC64454

Occupation

Occupation:

Place: Computer Programmer & Executive at UCLA

Education

Education:

Place: BS Engineering/Computer Science, UCLA 1971

Note

Note: #N1

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 9 MAY 2012

Prior to import, this record was last changed 9 MAY 2012.

Marriage

Husband: Walter Dyson Worth

Wife: Barbara Irene Woods

Marriage:

Date: 22 SEP 1946

Place: Oneonta Congregational Church, South Pasadena, California^[10]

User ID: 5260933D6AFA471A927C79A67FAD17964D18

Child: Don Dyson Worth

Sources

1. ↑ Worth-451 was created by Don Worth through the import of Don Worth 10.ged on Jul 18, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S55
3. ↑ Source: #S106
4. ↑ Source: #S59
5. ↑ Source: #S16
6. ↑ Source: #S27
7. ↑ Source: #S19
8. ↑ Source: #S21
9. ↑ Source: #S107
10. ↑ Source: #S59

• Source: S106 Title: Interview with Blanche Judson. (EF#19, SN#21, 12 Feb 1977)
• Source: S107 Title: Engagement announcement of Barbara Woods. (EF#23, SN#25, 24 Feb 1977)
• Source: S16 Title: Interview with Roy and Virginia Worth. (EF#17, SN#19, 10 Feb 1977)
• Source: S19 Title: Interview with Walter D. and Barbara (Woods) Worth. (EF#6, SN#6, 1 Jan 1977)
• Source: S21 Title: Newspaper article describing explosion at boys camp. (EF#89, SN#115, 6 May 1977)
• Source: S27 Title: Correspondence with Jack Garlick. (EF#189, SN#320, 24 Feb 1978)
• Source: S55 Title: Correspondence with Pat Whitehouse, granddaughter of Thomas Garlick. (EF#152, SN#235, 7 Sep 1977)
• Source: S59 Title: Birth Certificates and discharge papers and marriage license of Walter Dyson Worth and Barbara Woods. Birth Certificates of Stephen Woods Publication: Worth, Don Dyson Worth. (EF#82, SN#98, 26 Apr 1977)

Notes

Note N1

Don spent his early years in South Pasadena, California, moving to nearby Glendale when he was 6 years old. He attended Glendale High School, University of California at San Diego and UC Los Angeles, graduating in 1971 with a degree in Engineering/Computer Science. He began working for UCLA's Campus Computing Network (later Office of Academic Computing) in 1970 as a mainframe consultant, later as a systems developer and maintainer. In 1978 he began writing books and software for the Apple II microcomputer including the computer best-seller, Beneath Apple DOS. In 1984 he became Manager of the UCLA Microcomputer Support Office. In 1997 he moved to UCLA’s Administrative Information Systems department and in 1999 became its Director. He retired from UCLA as an Assistant Vice Chancellor in 2008. Carley and Don lived in Valencia, California from 1980 on.