CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download
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CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download
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#2Absolutely loved when I randomly caught an episode of Computer Chronicles back in the old time days.
Re: CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download
#3Absolutely loved when I randomly caught an episode of Computer Chronicles back in the old time days.
I think that, by now, I have watched every episode. He was the Bill Gates we needed.
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#5"“Our father, Gary Kildall, was one of the founders of the personal computer industry, but you probably don’t know his name. Those who have heard of him may recall the myth that he ‘missed’ the opportunity to become Bill Gates by going flying instead of meeting with IBM. Unfortunately, this tall tale paints Gary as a ‘could-have-been,’ ignores his deep contributions, and overshadows his role as an inventor of key technologies that define how computer platforms run today.
"Gary viewed computers as learning tools rather than profit engines. His career choices reflect a different definition of success, where innovation means sharing ideas, letting passion drive your work and making source code available for others to build upon. His work ethic during the 1970s resembles that of the open-source community today.
"With this perspective, we offer a portion of our father’s unpublished memoirs so that you can read about his experiences and reflections on the early days of the computer industry, directly in his own voice."
Sounds really interesting. Thanks for making this available!
Re: CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download
#6I wish Gary was one of the people that the average joe associated with "people who are known for doing computer things", instead of only people such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
His accomplishments cannot be overstated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall#Recognition
Re: CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download
#7Absolutely loved when I randomly caught an episode of Computer Chronicles back in the old time days.
I think that, by now, I have watched every episode. He was the Bill Gates we needed.
He was nothing like BG. Gary was an inventor, educator and most of all a visionary. He hated running a business, even though he started DRI after failing to convince Intel to buy CP/M.
Yes, there are quite a few videos on YouTube about him, named “The man who should have been Bill Gates” but that’s just click baiting. Watch the special episode of “The Computer Chronicles” about Gary Kildall and see what his friends and business associates say about him.
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Re: CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think that, by now, I have watched every episode. He was the Bill Gates we needed.
He was nothing like BG. Gary was an inventor, educator and most of all a visionary. He hated running a business, even though he started DRI after failing to convince Intel to buy CP/M. Yes, there are quite a few videos on YouTube about him, named “The man who should have been Bill Gates” but that’s just click baiting. Watch the special episode of “The Computer Chronicles” about Gary Kildall and see what his friends a…
While we are here, another important article by Kildall has been made available online, "Global Expression Optimization During Compilation"-1972 [1] - while the field has obviously moved on, this is still interesting and relevant IMO, if anything it shows what a talented technical writer he was.
[1]: https://www.proquest.com/docview/302615627/?fromunauthdoc=tr...
Re: CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think that, by now, I have watched every episode. He was the Bill Gates we needed.
He was nothing like BG. Gary was an inventor, educator and most of all a visionary. He hated running a business, even though he started DRI after failing to convince Intel to buy CP/M. Yes, there are quite a few videos on YouTube about him, named “The man who should have been Bill Gates” but that’s just click baiting. Watch the special episode of “The Computer Chronicles” about Gary Kildall and see what his friends a…
Kinda saddens me that society usually aligns with marketing and business mindset (impressing, selling, profiting) instead of people like Kildall. There are many passionated, driven, creative, prolific people with intrisic motivations that are wasted due to commercial forces.