Geir Ivarsøy
Norwegian computer prgrammer (1957-2006) · Norway · On the map · Developers · Died at 48
Geir Ivarsøy was the lead programmer at Opera Software. He and Jon von Tetzchner were part of a research group at the Norwegian state phone company where they developed browsing software called MultiTorg Opera in 1994.
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In 1995 Geir and Jon obtained the rights to the software, formed Opera Software, and continued working on the browser full-time.
Country
Norway
Category
Developers
Type
Developer
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1957 to 2006 · aged 48
