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Edward A. "Ed" Oates (born 1946) co-founded Software Development Labs in August 1977 with Larry Ellison, and Bob Miner. Software Development Labs later became Oracle Corporation.
Ed Oates graduated with a BA in mathematics from San Jose State University in 1968, and worked at Singer, the US Army Personnel Information Systems Command (PERSINSCOM) (drafted), Ampex, and Memorex before co-founding Oracle. He retired from the company in 1996. He volunteers time on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Zoological Society and the Tower Foundation Board of San Jose State University.
Mr. Oates is one of the limited partners[citation needed] of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp and has participated in several rock camps.
In his spare time Ed skis, builds H0 scale model railroads and does video work for the Woodside Priory School Theater. He also plays in the band Choc'd.
Where ever I going they’re calling me a stranger they’re
calling me a lier they’re calling me a gypsy.
Take away the children take away the work and savor my
behavior, tell me by my smell.
savor my behavior, tell me by my smell.
What so strange about me I’ll go the same with you just
because I am far away from home you say I don’t belong to
you.
you want me to shine on my culture the things that I
learned you want the total adaption the pride that I
earned.
What remains is the question I’d like to ask you, as soon
as I fit in, who are you gonna bring the bad things to?
They think they have a reason so they’re looking down on
us but the fact they’re only using us as a bad excuse.
Savor our behavior, tell us by our smell.
Savor our behavior, tell us by our smell.
What so strange about me I’ll go the same with you just
because I am far away from home you say I don’t belong to
you.
you want me to shine on my culture the things that I
learned you want the total adaption the pride that I
earned.
What remains is the question I’d like to ask you, as soon