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| | Smart Computing Encyclopedia Entry - William M. “Trip” Hawkins III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | William M. “Trip” Hawkins III cut his teeth at Apple Computer, founded video game software giant EA (Electronics Arts), and as of 1991, heads The 3DO Company, which develops video games and entertainment software for gaming consoles. |
 | | Games fascinated Hawkins from an early age, and his parents embedded a deep work ethic into him from his birth in Pasadena, Calif. His mother, Helen Hawkins, was a go-getter, earning a doctorate in American history, becoming an Emmy-award winning TV producer, and founding the San Diego County chapter of NOW (National Organization for Women). |
 | | His father, William Hawkins Jr., earned a physics degree from Dartmouth University and was a sales and marketing executive in the dawning electronics industry. |
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