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  Max Palevsky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palevsky first worked on a computer project at Bendix, and went on to work at Packard Bell.
Palevsky sold SDS to Xerox for more than 900 million dollars.
In 2000, Palevsky donated $20 million to the University of Chicago to enhance residential life.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Max_Palevsky   (294 words)

  
 Noted philanthropist pledges $20 million to the University of Chicago
Max Palevsky, noted art collector, campaign finance reform activist and recently retired director emeritus of Intel Corporation, has pledged $20 million to the University of Chicago to enhance the quality of residential life on campus.
Palevsky has been a pioneer investor in the high-tech industry since the 1950s and was one of the first major investors in Intel Corporation.
Palevsky served as a University trustee from 1972 to 1982.
www-news.uchicago.edu /releases/00/000628.palevsky.shtml   (977 words)

  
 Pledge of $20 million from Max Palevsky to enhance residential life
Alumnus Max Palevsky, noted art collector, campaign finance reform activist and recently retired director emeritus of Intel Corp., has pledged $20 million to the University to enhance the quality of residential life on campus.
Palevsky has been a pioneer investor in the high-tech industry since the 1950s and was one of the first major investors in Intel Corp. He was a founder and served as director of Intel from 1968 until his retirement last April.
The Max Palevsky Residential Commons is part of the University‰s $500 million Campus Master Plan to substantially improve the University’s facilities in the coming decade.
chronicle.uchicago.edu /000713/palevsky.shtml   (895 words)

  
 Forbes.com - Magazine Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Imposing a strict limit on his collecting, Max Palevsky belongs to that rare breed of collector known as the minimalist.
One of the pioneers of the computer industry, Palevsky was a founder of Scientific Data Systems, which was acquired by Xerox (nyse: XRX - news - people) in 1969, Packard Bell (nasdaq: X.PBE - news - people) and Intel (nasdaq: INTEL - news - people).
For that reason, Palevsky says that condition is the most important objective criterion in his method of collecting Japanese woodblock prints.
www.forbes.com /2001/02/21/0221cc_print.html   (686 words)

  
 Max Palevsky | 20th Century American Leaders Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Palevsky was a pioneer in the burgeoning computer electronics industry.
His firm was one of the first companies to create a line of compatible and modular computers using components sourced from a variety of suppliers.
Its rapid growth caught the attention of some of the larger players in the burgeoning computer marketplace, and SDS was acquired in 1969 for $920 million.
www.hbs.edu /leadership/database/leaders/680   (75 words)

  
 The University of Chicago Magazine: August 2000, Campus News
"Max Palevsky's generous commitment to the University will make an enormous difference to generations of our students, enhancing their world-class education with an equally fulfilling residential life at the heart of campus," said President Hugo F. Sonnenschein.
An investor in the high-tech industry since the 1950s, he was a founder and one of the first major investors in Intel Corporation, where he served as director from 1968 until his retirement last April.
A U of C trustee from 1972 to 1982, he also funded the Max Palevsky Cinema, the campus movie theater and auditorium run by the Documentary Film Group.
magazine.uchicago.edu /0008/campus-news/journal-maximum.htm   (516 words)

  
 West Coast Computer Pioneer, Film Producer Gives $5 Million to University of Chicago
Computer pioneer Max Palevsky and his wife, Ellen, are giving a $5 million gift to the University of Chicago to endow the Max and Ellen Palevsky Fund to enhance faculty excellence.
In 1969, SDS was sold to Xerox Corp. From 1969 to 1972, Palevsky served as chairman of the executive committee of the board of Xerox.
In 1969 he established the Max Palevsky Fund, an unrestricted fund used at the discretion of the University president to attract and retain the world’s top scholars.
www-news.uchicago.edu /releases/96/960315.palevsky.gift.shtml   (741 words)

  
 The University of Chicago Magazine: February 2002, Features
Three months after the east wing of the new Max Palevsky Residential Commons opened in September, Palevsky Central and Palevsky West welcomed their first students January 1, coinciding with the re-opening of Bartlett Gymnasium, now retrofitted to serve as a dining facility for the new dorms.
Stretching along 56th Street from Ellis to University Avenues, the Palevsky dorms, designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, were constructed at a cost of nearly $55 million.
The Woodward transplants moved as groups to keep their houses intact, with 46 students from other dorms who volunteered to live in "Max" (as some residents quickly dubbed the dorms) scattered through the houses.
magazine.uchicago.edu /0202/features/young.html   (482 words)

  
 LAist: Who is Max Palevsky?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Max Palevsky Aero Theatre, to be exact.
Once shrouded in mystery, now Google explains all: Max Palevsky, a philosophy major, founded the computer company Scientific Data Systems in the 1960s, making computers for NASA and getting bought out by Xerox before the decade came to a close.
Then came the movie-produing, art collecting, and politicking — an active democrat, Palevsky supported Tom Bradley in his first mayoral run and major campaign finance reform initiatives in recent years.
www.laist.com /archives/2005/04/11/who_is_max_palevskyprint.php   (226 words)

  
 Turkington reports status of Max Palevsky Commons, other major construction projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Palevsky East, the largest of the three buildings, with 308 beds, will open in time for Autumn Quarter 2001.
Palevsky Central, with 268 beds, and Palevsky West, with 158 beds, will open in time for Winter Quarter 2002.
Turkington added, “Because both the Palevsky and Bartlett projects share many of the same site and construction resources, Bartlett was affected by the same issues.
chronicle.uchicago.edu /010215/construction.shtml   (587 words)

  
 Palevsky mailroom snafu frustrates residents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Max Palevsky mail room was flooded with a backlog of packages for the dorm’s many residents after the room’s single worker was sick for several days.
Two additional desk clerks at Palevsky East and West have been asked to pre-sort the mail, in an effort to streamline the logistics of the dormitory’s mail delivery and sorting service.
While the recent mailroom troubles went unnoticed by many Palevsky residents, more observant students have pointed out that this is not an isolated incident; nor is it the first time that mail delivery and sorting have been compromised in the University’s largest residence hall.
maroon.uchicago.edu /news/articles/2005/10/11/palevsky_mailroom_sn.php   (532 words)

  
 NEWCITYCHICAGO.COM: Street Smart Chicago
DOC Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,6:30,9,11:30.
DOC Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th, 6:30, 9, 11.
DOC Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St., 2.
www.newcitychicago.com /chicago/2527.html   (410 words)

  
 University of Chicago Virtual Dorm Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Designed by Ricardo Legorreta, winner of the 1999 AIA Gold Medal, Max Palevsky Residential Commons is the newest addition to the House System.
Palevsky East, Central and West are connected by a common basement and have one central mailroom.
Palevsky West will be home to a foreign language and culture center providing international television broadcasts, magazines and newspapers in a variety of languages; and a program of cultural events.
psac.uchicago.edu /VirtualDormTour/maxp   (185 words)

  
 Chicago GSB: LEAD/SBI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
During your time in Chicago, you will be staying in Palevsky Central, one of the buildings in Max Palevsky Commons.
The front desk at Max Palevsky Central will take messages for you at 773-834-8202.
You will be liable for a $35.00 fee, which will be charged for lost and/or non-returned room keys, a $10.00 fee for lost and/or non-returned front entrance keys, and/or a $10 fee for lost and/or non-returned dining cards.
gsbwww.uchicago.edu /leadsbi/housing.html   (345 words)

  
 Max Palevsky RCA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Calling is fine though, especially if it's an emergency (like you've been h@x0r3d, which is 1337 speak for getting your computer broken into).
Palevsky East #128A (leave a note if I'm not in)
I was born (October 25th if you want to know) and raised in Lima Ohio, which is a shitty little town in west-central Ohio about an hour and a half west of Columbus.
www.dpryan.com /page.php?page=about   (1085 words)

  
 Snell-Hitchcock ties with Max for top Scav Hunt team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Team Fluffy (Max Palevsky) celebrates the completion of the Office Space Scav Olympic event with an old photocopy machine.
Defending champion Snell-Hitchcock’s “Armadillo of Darkness” and Max Palevsky’s “Team Fluffy, Destroyer of Worlds” finished within 39 points of each other and the Scav judges ruled that, with such a slim margin, it would be unfair to declare either team the sole victor.
Despite the historically bitter Scav Hunt rivalry between Max Palevsky and Snell-Hitchcock, most team members seemed to accept the verdict with equanimity.
maroon.uchicago.edu /news/articles/2005/05/10/snellhitchcock_ties_.php   (943 words)

  
 Doc Films / About
Providing an unquestioned resource to the University of Chicago and wider city community, Doc Films screens movies every night of the academic year, often showing movies that would not be shown elsewhere.
The theater is named after Max Palevsky, whose generous gift allowed Doc to build and operate a state-of-the-art cinema.
To inquire about using the Max Palevsky Cinema, please e-mail the Ida Noyes Building Scheduler at idasched@listhost.uchicago.edu.
docfilms.uchicago.edu /about.shtml   (739 words)

  
 Doc Films / Directions
Doc Films is located in the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall at The University of Chicago.
Travel west on 57th and follow the road around the Museum of Science and Industry.
Persons with a disability who may need assistance should call John Gresley at (773) 702-2202 or email him at gresley@uchicago.edu.
docfilms.uchicago.edu /directions.shtml   (159 words)

  
 Overview, Max Palevsky Residential Commons Construction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
All three buildings of the Max Palevsky Residential Commons are now home to approximately 735 undergraduate students.
The three interconnected residence buildings occupy the length of 56th Street from Ellis Avenue to University Avenue.
The Max Palevsky Residential Commons are named in recognition of a generous contribution by alumnus Max Palevsky, noted art collector, campaign finance reform activist, and recently retired director emeritus of Intel Corporation.
www.uchicago.edu /docs/mp-site/construction/reshalls/res-oview.html   (251 words)

  
 "Commander in Chief" Actress' Ties To Leader of Anti-War Protests at Military Hospitals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Scientific Data Systems was a computer company started in 1961 by Max Palevsky, a veteran of Packard-Bell and Bendix.
Palevsky first worked on a computer project at Bendix.
The dorms had been funded by Max Palevsky and are named after him, serving primarily as housing for 1st year students.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1495513/posts   (2455 words)

  
 Max Palevsky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Find in a Library: Three California houses : the homes of Max Palevsky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Three California houses : the homes of Max Palevsky
Subjects: Palevsky, Max -- Homes and haunts -- California.
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worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/c467049967969096a19afeb4da09e526.html   (66 words)

  
 Max Palevsky Theatre at the Aero Theatre - Santa Monica - calendarlive.com
Max Palevsky Theatre at the Aero Theatre - Santa Monica - calendarlive.com
The historic Santa Monica theater built by aviation pioneer Donald Douglas as a perk for his workers has been renovated by the nonprofit American Cinematheque, which owns the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
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calendarlive.com /movies/79254,0,7656359.location?...   (284 words)

  
 jason wu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The computing business was growing with the development of semiconductor memory and integrated circuits, and management was looking to expand the company's horizons (Hiltzik p.
Xerox looked to Max Palevsky's Scientific Data Systems (SDS), which was a nice company that earned $10 million off sales in 1968 (Hiltzik p.
That small amount would pale in comparison to the price Xerox would pay to acquire SDS (Smith p.
www.quad4x.net /cswebpage/parc.html   (2995 words)

  
 The BigScreen Cinema Guide: The Marquee - Doc Films - Max Palevsky Cinema Showtimes Schedule
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 Drug Policy Alliance: Andy Dick, Jason Flom, John Fugelsang, Beth Lapides, Jill Sobule, Bruce Vilanch Prove the War on ...
Jodie Evans, Arianna Huffington, and Max Palevsky to be Honored at Los Angeles Event
On April 10, entertainers and drug policy reformers will gather in Los Angeles to honor movement luminaries Jodie Evans, Arianna Huffington and Max Palevsky.
Entertainment will include comedy and performances from Andy Dick, Jason Flom, Beth Lapides, Taylor Negron and Jill Sobule, with Bruce Vilanch as the master of ceremonies.
www.drugpolicy.org /news/pressroom/pressrelease/pr032906.cfm   (546 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Three California Houses: the Homes of Max Palevsky: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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This glorious book showcases three architecturally important private residences, now owned by and home to the expansive art collections of Max Palevsky, director emeritus of Intel.
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www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0847824705   (313 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Three California Houses : The Homes of Max Palevsky: Books: Aaron Betsky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Three California Houses : The Homes of Max Palevsky (Hardcover)
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