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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: 1.323s | 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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agumonkey ◴[18 Jul 25 12:32 UTC] No.44603983[source]▶
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.
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1. rbanffy ◴[18 Jul 25 13:55 UTC] No.44604686[source]▶
We ended up with the one this society, which usually aligns with business and marketing mindsets, deserves.

In time, we might remake society in a kinder, wiser version of itself. At that time, we might even deserve more Kildalls.