Vernon Weiss (born 1951) was a key person in the development of the

Dell XPS Dell XPS ("eXtreme Performance System") is a line of consumer-oriented high-end laptop and desktop computers manufactured by Dell. The XPS mainly competes against computers such as Acer's Aspire, HP's Pavilion and Envy, Lenovo's X1, Samsung's ...

computer line at Dell and was the director of the computer line at

Packard Bell Packard Bell is a Dutch-registered computer manufacturing brand and subsidiary of Acer. Originally an American radio set manufacturer, Packard Bell Corporation, it was founded by Herbert A. Bell and Leon S. Packard in 1933. In 1986, Israeli i ...

. The XPS line is considered the start of the Gaming Desktop Computer Industry. During his early years in the computer industry, Vernon Weiss was also involved with the Data General One, Two and the Data General Walkabout.

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