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Bruce Wayne Bastian (March 23, 1948 – June 16, 2024) was an American computer programmer, businessperson, and philanthropist. [1] He co-founded WordPerfect (originally known as Satellite Software International) with Alan Ashton in 1978.
Jul 2, 2024 · Bruce Bastian, a founder of the WordPerfect Corporation, whose word processor was the favored tool for writing during the early days of personal computing — and who later, after coming out as...
Jul 3, 2024 · Obit Tech entrepreneur Bruce Wayne Bastian, co-founder of WordPerfect, died last month at the age of 76 at his home in Palmdale, California. The cause, according to the B. W. Bastian Foundation, was "complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis."
Jul 6, 2024 · Bruce Bastian, an Idaho farmer’s son who co-created WordPerfect, the once-ubiquitous word processor that a generation of computer users relied on to write and edit documents — and who later...
Jul 2, 2024 · Bruce Bastian, WordPerfect Co-Creator Who Became an LGBTQ Activist, Dies at 76. While his company was producing the world’s dominant word-processing software, he came out as gay to his wife,...
Jun 26, 2024 · Bruce Bastian, a technology entrepreneur who left the Mormon Church when he came out as gay and became an activist for LGBTQ+ rights, has died at age 76. Bastian died on June 16, “surrounded...
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Jun 17, 2024 · Bruce Bastian, who co-founded successful word processing platform WordPerfect and later became a philanthropist and champion of the LGBTQ+ community, died Sunday.
