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A Tale of Two Red-Bearded Visionaries
- EconomistFar 1y agoCool comparison. Both guys helped shape early computing, but in totally different ways, one pushing from the garage, the other from within the system. It’s a good reminder that innovation doesn’t follow one path and impact isn’t always loud or obvious at first.
- comrade1234 1y agoWas hoping one was Barbarossa/Frederick I...
- BruceEel 1y agoDon't forget to check out (the draft of) Gary's memoir 'Computer Connections' linked at the bottom of article or [1] *1: https://www.google.com/search?&q=kildall+computer+connections https://www.google.com/search?&q=kildall+computer+connection...
- pieterk 1y agoVery interesting. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5 hosts a comprehensive article on Sinclair's tricycle and its other vehicles.
- twothreeone 1y agoBritish humour on HN, lovely indeed!