The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)
The Computer Chronicles3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
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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.
HN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.
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3 comments from Hacker News
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]
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]
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]