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rbanffyyesterday at 12:04 PM3 repliesview on HN

I think that, by now, I have watched every episode. He was the Bill Gates we needed.


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whobreyesterday at 12:14 PM

He was nothing like BG. Gary was an inventor, educator and most of all a visionary. He hated running a business, even though he started DRI after failing to convince Intel to buy CP/M.

Yes, there are quite a few videos on YouTube about him, named “The man who should have been Bill Gates” but that’s just click baiting. Watch the special episode of “The Computer Chronicles” about Gary Kildall and see what his friends and business associates say about him.

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BruceEelyesterday at 12:09 PM

truth. Too bad we got the other one!!!