PC History, The Real Guy Behind It: Gary Kildall
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Here's a very nice video about Gary Kildall which includes an interview of his best friend (& Employee #1 at Digital Research, Gary's company). PC software pioneer Gary Kildall's life and mysterious death at Monterey bar - YouTube[^] When I started in computing (1992 :-O ) I (ignorantly) thought it was Gates. But, Gary Kildall is the one who actually created the technology (PC OS, & BIOS) which moved the PC forward.
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Here's a very nice video about Gary Kildall which includes an interview of his best friend (& Employee #1 at Digital Research, Gary's company). PC software pioneer Gary Kildall's life and mysterious death at Monterey bar - YouTube[^] When I started in computing (1992 :-O ) I (ignorantly) thought it was Gates. But, Gary Kildall is the one who actually created the technology (PC OS, & BIOS) which moved the PC forward.
Brilliant man, tragic ending. I'm actually running several retro devices with CP/M 2.2
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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Brilliant man, tragic ending. I'm actually running several retro devices with CP/M 2.2
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
Fond memories of Digital Research GEM (Graphics Environment Manager) :-\ GEM (desktop environment) - Wikipedia[^]
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Fond memories of Digital Research GEM (Graphics Environment Manager) :-\ GEM (desktop environment) - Wikipedia[^]
Oh dear, back to therapy... First PC, an Amstrad, had GEM pre-installed.
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Here's a very nice video about Gary Kildall which includes an interview of his best friend (& Employee #1 at Digital Research, Gary's company). PC software pioneer Gary Kildall's life and mysterious death at Monterey bar - YouTube[^] When I started in computing (1992 :-O ) I (ignorantly) thought it was Gates. But, Gary Kildall is the one who actually created the technology (PC OS, & BIOS) which moved the PC forward.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olsen, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) 1977
