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Wow. The same Gary Kildall who was first approached by IBM for a PC operating system[a] helped write Pixar's first 3-D renderer. At a minimum, Kildall's Wikipe

by cs702 2y ago

Wow. The same Gary Kildall who was first approached by IBM for a PC operating system[a] helped write Pixar's first 3-D renderer. At a minimum, Kildall's Wikipedia page should be updated with his contribution to Pixar! --- [a] Bill Gates was IBM's second choice, because at the time Microsoft didn't have a PC OS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall#IBM_dealings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall#IBM_dealings

magic_man 2y ago
Interesting how he was also born in seattle. Seems like how a lot of pioneers of the PC are from there.
- cs702 2y ago
  Maybe there was something on the water they drank as kids? (I'm joking, in case it's not obvious!)
  - BirAdam 2y ago
    It’s weird because there are several hotspots like that: Seattle, SLC, Akron, and so on. Each one pumps out greatness for a time, and then things move again.
    - jdougan 2y ago
      It works internationally too. eg. von Neumann, Teller, Wigner etc. All Hungarians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martians_(scientists) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martians_(scientists)
      - rurban 2y ago
        But they came from Mars obviously