So was Kildall. It's ironic because U. Washington ignored its own alumni and failed to recognize his contribution;. things typically go the other way 'round --

So was Kildall. It's ironic because U. Washington ignored its own alumni and failed to recognize his contribution;. things typically go the other way 'round -- universities encourage their students and highlight their alumnis' successes. The appearance given by this event -- that Kildall's work is acclaimed and recognized -- is largely contrary to the reality: IBM and MS went through significant efforts to relegate the importance of CP/M in their own designs, U. Washington gave him a backseat despite being one of the people who contributed most to the computer industry after graduating from their CS department, and the tremendous importance of his activity was largely ignored during his lifetime and afterwards.