59. The Computer Age
    With the rapid emergence of computers and e-mail, the O’Rear family has been playing its part. Two key examples.
    First Bob O’Rear was an employee of Microsoft and in 1982, information from their web site says that he sent over 4000 International Telexes.¹ We all wonder about Bob’s stock options.
    Paul A. O’Rear is a contributor and maintains the O’Rear Family Sketches on the Web. Microsoft also acknowledges his contributions and the contributions of his company, Sageline.² The web site also shows his photo.
    Many members of the family have set up web sites either related to their jobs, their immediate family, the broader family history, or their interests (now quite diverse). Here’s a list of the ones that are currently active.

Lee Hoffman                                         http://www.tmgtips.com/lhoffman
Victor O’Rear                                       http://members.tripod.com/~victoro/
Paul H. O’Rear (and OREAR.com)       http://www.orear.com/index.html
Paul A. O’Rear                                     http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/paulorear/
Orear Welsh Pony Farm                         http://www.heavenlypony.com/contacts.html
Jay O’Rear                                             http://www.physics.cornell.edu/physics/Prof.pages/Orear.html
Edgar O’Rear                                         http://www.ou.edu/cems/OKChE/orear.html
Rita O’Rear                                            http://www.ritao.com/
Doug O’Rear’s site on immigration          http://webpages.sheperd.edu/dorear01/immigration.htm
Jim O’Rear (Wild Horses Band)              http://members.aol.com/sarcophagi/
Camp O’Rear in Jasper Alabama             http://bwcbsa.tusc.net/newpage7.htm
Kevin Doyle O’Rear                                http://www.bakerdaniels.com/bios/orear.htm
Ralph O’Rear                                          http://www.main.cc.ca.us/digivillage/bios/robio.htm
Louis O’Rear and the O-Zone                 http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us/schscnts/ranm/lorear.htm

Notes:

1.  From: http://www.microsoft.com/Museum/EXHIBITS/INTERNATIONAL/INTRO.ASP

2.  From: http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/htmlhelp/mvpporear.asp

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