Hal W. Hardenbergh (Felger Carbon) died - RIP

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Nephew of Felger Carbon
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Post by Nephew of Felger Carbon » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:53 pm

Greetings to all friends of Felger Carbon,

Felger Carbon (Hal Hardenbergh) was my uncle. Thank you for the kind words and condolences expressed by a number of you here on SPCR. I thought you might enjoy hearing just a little about him.

Hal W Hardenbergh was 72 years old. He completed his training in EE at the University of Southern California and worked as an engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur in the early days of the California electronics/computer industry (since the early 1960s). He was born in 1936 in the deep South (Alabama). The W stands for Winston. His mother was an elegant Southern lady from Tennesee. Hal's father was a Naval war hero from WWII. Hal's family moved to Southern California in 1947 and he was then raised on the beach in the Venice/Ocean Park area next to Santa Monica. Yes, the rest of his biography is absolutley accurate as told by TPeterson and JShaker.

Yes, Hal W Hardenbergh was quite a character. More importantly, he was a kind human being of deep intellectual curiosity. He was also a wonderful uncle and always full of stories. He was larger than life in our family. We were so proud of him. He will be profoundly missed. Hal is survived by his older brother, Thomas, and a younger brother, Charles, and by a variety of nieces and nephews.

I hope Hal was a helpful and interesting contributor to his collegues and friends on SPCR and in the computer world. I would love to hear any personal stories any of you have and are willing to share about Felger Carbon. Please contact me via this website. Thank you.
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Conroy
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Post by Conroy » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:58 pm

I'm very sorry to hear this. FC's posts were always very informative and I especially enjoyed his fan tests.

jackylman
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Post by jackylman » Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:50 am

Felger Carbon was a prominent SPCR member and I've read many a good post by the man. I butted heads with him a few times too, but that is part of the fun at SPCR :lol: I'll remember F.C. for the way he called people on their bullshit as well as his fan tests.

cpemma
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Post by cpemma » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:27 am

AuraAllan wrote:He was a great guy to have on these forums.
RIP

C. Zoui
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Post by C. Zoui » Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:23 am

I am shocked to just discover this now.

There is no doubt in my mind that he made these forums a better place. Rest in peace.

Luminair
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Post by Luminair » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:57 pm

Nephew of Felger Carbon wrote:Greetings to all friends of Felger Carbon,

Felger Carbon (Hal Hardenbergh) was my uncle. Thank you for the kind words and condolences expressed by a number of you here on SPCR. I thought you might enjoy hearing just a little about him.

Hal W Hardenbergh was 72 years old. He completed his training in EE at the University of Southern California and worked as an engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur in the early days of the California electronics/computer industry (since the early 1960s). He was born in 1936 in the deep South (Alabama). The W stands for Winston. His mother was an elegant Southern lady from Tennesee. Hal's father was a Naval war hero from WWII. Hal's family moved to Southern California in 1947 and he was then raised on the beach in the Venice/Ocean Park area next to Santa Monica. Yes, the rest of his biography is absolutley accurate as told by TPeterson and JShaker.

Yes, Hal W Hardenbergh was quite a character. More importantly, he was a kind human being of deep intellectual curiosity. He was also a wonderful uncle and always full of stories. He was larger than life in our family. We were so proud of him. He will be profoundly missed. Hal is survived by his older brother, Thomas, and a younger brother, Charles, and by a variety of nieces and nephews.

I hope Hal was a helpful and interesting contributor to his collegues and friends on SPCR and in the computer world. I would love to hear any personal stories any of you have and are willing to share about Felger Carbon. Please contact me via this website. Thank you.
bump and RIP

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