Zeng Maochao, a famous Chinese computer expert and former chairman of Lenovo, passed away

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 6 (Reporter Sun Zifa) The Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences issued an obituary on March 6: Member of the Communist Party of China, famous computer expert, former director of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and former director of Legend Holdings Co., Ltd. Chairman Zeng Maochao passed away in Beijing on the evening of March 4 at the age of 92 due to ineffective treatment.

　　Zeng Maochao joined the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1957 and served successively as director, deputy director (1979-1982), and director (1983-1995) of the Sixth Research Office. Among them, he concurrently served as deputy secretary of the interim party committee of the institute from 1981-1983. From 1984 to 1986, he concurrently served as Secretary of the Party Committee of the institute.

　　Zeng Maochao is one of the founders of the field of computer magnetic recording in China. He participated in and led the peripheral equipment and control of large and medium-sized computers such as the 104 machine, the 119 machine, the 109 B machine, the 109 C machine, the 717 machine, the 013 machine and the 757 machine. Systematic development, in 1984 he was named one of the first batch of “Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions to the Country”.

Zeng Maochao is a representative of the Eighth National People's Congress. He has served as deputy leader of the Electronic Computer Advisory Group of the State Council's Electronic Promotion Leading Group and executive vice chairman of the Computer Society of China.

　　Zeng Maochao supported and encouraged scientific researchers to establish the New Technology Development Company of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (the predecessor of Lenovo) in 1984. He was later entrusted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to serve as the chairman of Lenovo (1988-2009). He was an important leader in Lenovo's founding and development. promoters, promoters and supporters.

　　The obituary stated that Zeng Maochao's death was a huge loss to the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lenovo, as well as to China's computer industry.

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