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The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)

The Computer Chronicles · 90.7K views · 2015-02-06 · 28:02

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Overview

A 1995 episode of The Computer Chronicles devoted to Gary Kildall, creator of CP/M. It works as a retrospective and tribute to the personal computer pioneer.

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HN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2015–2022

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What people said

omnibrain · 2022-12 · Recommendation

If you want to dive deeper and watch a beautiful tribute to Gary Kildall, you can find the tribute episode of the Computer Chronicles (which he cohosted for years) on Youtube: [VIDEO]

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EvanAnderson · 2015-09 · Recommendation

I really enjoyed this retrospective on Gary Kildall. He was a really interesting guy, and I'll echo the sentiments of my sibling commenter-- a major influence on the development of the personal computer. [VIDEO]

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rasz_pl · 2015-06 · Recommendation

If you want to know how was he IRL I recommend watching Computer chronicles. Gary Kildall Special: [VIDEO] Whole playlist of episodes, its like watching non-fiction 'Halt and Catch Fire': [LINK]

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