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CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download

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244 points rbanffy | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 10:22 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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POSSIBLE_FACT ◴[18 Jul 25 11:46 UTC] No.44603645[source]▶
Absolutely loved when I randomly caught an episode of Computer Chronicles back in the old time days.
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rbanffy ◴[18 Jul 25 12:04 UTC] No.44603765[source]▶
I think that, by now, I have watched every episode. He was the Bill Gates we needed.
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whobre ◴[18 Jul 25 12:14 UTC] No.44603845[source]▶
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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1. rbanffy ◴[18 Jul 25 13:47 UTC] No.44604601[source]▶
> He was nothing like BG.

This is exactly my point.

> He hated running a business, even though he started DRI after failing to convince Intel to buy CP/M

This is what uniquely qualified him to bring about a nicer timeline.

Sadly, we got the second rate one...