Jeri Ellsworth

Updated: 12/01/2019 by Computer Hope
Jeri Ellsworth

Name: Jeri Ellsworth

Born: 1974

Computer-related contributions

  • American self-taught computer chip designer and entrepreneur.
  • In 2004, she created a Commodore 64 emulator within a joystick called Commodore 30-in-1 Direct to TV. That "computer in a joystick" could run 30 video games from the early 1980s. The 30-in-1 was popular during the 2004 Christmas season, selling over 70,000 units in a single day via the QVC shopping channel.

Honors and awards

  • Named "MacGyver of the Day" by LifeHacker (February 25, 2010).

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