Background

Patrick E.J. Rottiers was introduced to Apple Computer Inc®. in 1983, working on a broadcast multimedia project for radio and television on the “ABC of the computer”.
Their paths have crossed ever since and between Europe, Africa, USA, Patrick E.J. Rottiers was rarely seen without his Mac, a reliable business partner, creative studio and communication centre.

With Apple®, Compugraphic® and Unisys®, Patrick pioneered the first direct modem connection links between a DTP network, running Aldus PageMaker® and Omnis® databases, for the in-house advertising and packaging department to the printer’s RIPs. This novel development allowed the company to transfer all printing content in the 5 original languages, avoiding costly re-typing and re-composing material.
DTP , system integration and telecommunication proved to be the major pillars of the computer explosion in the last decennia.

A professional nomad, in 1991 Patrick made the visionary switch to laptop computers, for both business and portable computing.
Today’s Powerbooks turn out the de facto standard in mobile digital video & audio around the world and are used by the largest broadcast organisations in the world.

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