I had to go with Atanasoff and Berry- though, if I remember the story right, one was the 'brains,' and the other was 'management.'
Perhaps against better judgement, Moore was my 4th pick. While his prophecy may have been self-fulfilling, we're just beginning to see the curve curl upwards. It may not hold forever, but it's definitely the most influential force in computing now, whether we like it or not.
It's a bit sad that old hands still aren't in there, while pop icons are. Jay got my vote because this is the year he'll finally make it, but it'd be sad to see the earliest pioneers forgotten by hackers who can't think back past 1990.
Jay does deserve to be in there for summarizing what Woz and a few others might've realized earlier on- computers were entertainment devices that could be written off on tax returns.
Mensch deserves to be there too, as does Tramiel (though the hall of shame would be better), and a whole host of others. (Dave'll get there, someday.
Anyone want to explain what makes the Dragon/CoCo BIOS so interesting?
