After finishing her degree she began doing some work for First International Computer, cofounded in 1980 by Charlene and her husband, Ming Chien.

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Initially the FragBox used a case from First International Computer, but the limitations prevented Reeves from unleashing what he thought the FragBox capable of.

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After experience with early hand- held calculators at Rockwell International, with the first consumer video tape recorder at Cartridge Television, and with the original computer controlled video editing systems at CMX Systems, a CBS-Memorex joint venture, he began his own management consulting business in 1974.

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