Reminds me of Gary Kildall (the guy IBM asked for a PC OS before Bill Gates). He loved coding for the joy of it, but became bitter, and died after a bar fight.

Reminds me of Gary Kildall (the guy IBM asked for a PC OS before Bill Gates). He loved coding for the joy of it, but became bitter, and died after a bar fight. This bit was new to me: When IBM called, Bill Gates told them that CP/M wasn't his and directed them to Gary Kildall. http://www.freeenterpriseland.com/BOOK/KILDALL.html http://www.freeenterpriseland.com/BOOK/KILDALL.html