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Given the age survey posted a little while ago, most HN members have no particular reason to note this. But for me, one by one the pioneers that pulled me into
by hsmyers 16y ago
Given the age survey posted a little while ago, most HN members have no particular reason to note this. But for me, one by one the pioneers that pulled me into the world of computers are dying--- I will miss them.
- zitterbewegung 16y agoEven though that Digital Equipment Corporation is before my time I have read up on the history of computers (New hackers dictionary and various other sources) and I can recognize the importance of this pioneer.
- flashgordon 16y agoActually its funny you mention that. I have a feeling given the relative youth of the field of CS (and CE), even those of us who are relative newbies like myself (by which I mean when and under what circumstances I got into the field) still appreciate the work of such pioneers, even though it is as a result of reading up about them rather than actually working directly with them (or their contributions). Another name that comes to mind is Kildall! Every time I read about them, a certain nostalgic sadness fills me, even though I have never used a DEC or CP/M (respectively).
- rbanffy 16y agoSmall nitpick: CP/M came out of Digital Research (or, more accurately, DR formed around it), not Digital Equipment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall
- flashgordon 16y agoSorry about the confusion. I actually was referring to CP/M in reference to Gary, not DEC. Should have worded it better!