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R.I.P Dado Banatao

He walked barefoot to school on dirt roads.

Today, his inventions live inside almost every personal computer on Earth.

At 78, he continues to change lives through technology.

Born on May 23, 1946, in Malabbac, Iguig, Cagayan, Diosdado “Dado” Banatao grew up in a humble farming family. His father Salvador tilled the land; his mother Rosita kept their home. There was no electricity, no paved roads – just a young boy with an audacious dream.

Dado walked barefoot for kilometers just to reach elementary school.
He graduated valedictorian, then moved to Tuguegarao to study at Ateneo de Tuguegarao for high school.

At Mapúa Institute of Technology, he finished Electrical Engineering, cm laude, at only 19 years old.

But job offers were meager. So he turned to his childhood dream. Flying.

He joined Philippine Airlines as a pilot trainee. Then fate intervened. Boeing needed a design engineer for the new 747 aircraft. Dado said yes, and at 19, he flew. This time toward engineering greatness.

While working at Boeing, he earned a Master’s in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford (1972) and joined the legendary Homebrew Computer Club, where he met Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Silicon Valley was just beginning to rise.

Dado soon helped build its foundation:

• At Commodore, he designed the first single-chip, 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator.
• At Seeq (1981), he built the world’s first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS chip, enabling computer networking.
• He developed the system logic chipset for the IBM PC-XT and PC-AT, boosting PC performance.
• He created the first graphics accelerator chip, changing how computers processed visuals.

In 1984, he co-founded Mostron.
In 1985, he started Chips & Technologies, integrating 19 IBM chips into just four – breaking IBM’s monopoly. Intel later bought it for $300 million.

In 1989, he founded S3 Graphics, pioneering Windows graphics acceleration and the “local bus” concept.

One of his companies with fewer than 20 employees was later sold for over $1 billion.

In 2000, he launched Tallwood Venture Capital, investing $300 million of his own money to support new technologies and founders.

He helped bring GPS technology to everyday users, mentored startups, served on boards, and shaped the future of digital innovation.

From a barefoot boy in Cagayan Valley to one of the most influential figures in Silicon Valley, Dado Banatao’s life proves that geography is not destiny. His story is a testament to education, persistence, and daring to dream beyond circumstances.

- Pungkols

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