Árpád Bedő

Between 1970 and 1989, he worked at the Ministry of Heavy Industry's Institute of Industrial Economics and Operations Management (NIM IGÜSZI), the Information Processing Laboratory (Infelor), the Computer Application Company (Számalk) and the Computer Coordination Institute (SZKI). Later, he was employed at Metasystem and Inforg Kft.

He continued his activities as a private entrepreneur from 1990. He was under contract with Graphisoft, was a director at Kontakt Design Studio, and then at Kontakt Media.

From 2000 to the end of 2005, he worked at MacVilág Kft., of which he was also a part-owner. Since 2004, he has been one of the owners and software developers of PilisMédia Bt.

At his workplaces, he first dealt with the programming of the EMG 830/20 computer and the development of its software system. He occasionally taught programming. His main area of interest was the theory and practice of creating compilers. In close contact with Cornelis H. Koster (Netherlands, Catholic University of Nijmegen) and in collaboration with Zoltán Laborczi, he introduced the use of CDL (Compiler Description Language) and then the CDL2 Laboratory in software development at his workplaces. He was the lead developer of the Mitra-15 Cobol system, the (Unix-based) Answer portable operating system, and the implementation of the MProlog language suitable for artificial intelligence applications.

He led the localization of Apple's Macintosh operating system, the dictionary of which was largely adopted by Microsoft, thus becoming generally used. Under his professional leadership, Adobe, Macromedia and MetaTools products were introduced in Hungary.

He gained experience in prepress work and produced several books and CD-ROMs. For two years he was the editor of MacVilág Macintosh Magazine, published as a supplement to PCWorld.

As an external collaborator, he participated in the development of two 3D design systems for Hilti and English investors.

As a retiree, he creates applications for Apple mobile devices. His main product for Apple mobile devices is a series of tourist maps that can be used by tourists in boots. Together with Bálint Andrási, he developed the ArtBook technology, which is used to create digital art albums that appear on Apple mobile devices tailored to the user's interests. The digital albums are multilingual. The technology (and the applications created) are based on a self-developed data management system called Kitáruló Adattár.

In recognition of his nearly five decades of work in the field of computer programming and the development of domestic digital culture, as well as his active social organizing activities, the President of the Republic of Hungary awarded him the Hungarian Golden Cross of Merit in 2020.