The story
Founded by Bill Widnall in 1969.1
Private company
Intermetrics
Software company in Cambridge, Massachusetts (founded as Intermetrics 1969)
AverStar (formerly Intermetrics, Inc.) was a software company founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1969 by several veterans of M.I.T.'s Instrumentation Laboratory who had worked on the software for NASA's Apollo Program including the Apollo Guidance Computer. The company specialized in compiler technology. It was responsible for the design and implementation of the HAL/S programming language, used to write the Space Shuttle PASS (Primary Avionics Software System).2 It was founded by Bill Widnall.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1969Founded1
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AverStar (formerly Intermetrics, Inc.) was a software company founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1969 by several veterans of M.I.T.'s Instrumentation Laboratory who had worked on the software for NASA's Apollo Program including the Apollo Guidance Computer.2
Leadership
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- FounderBill Widnall1
Timeline
- 1969Founded Founded1
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- 1WikidataIntermetrics on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaIntermetrics on Wikipedia