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    The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)

    The Computer Chronicles

    3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2015–2022

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    28:02 · 91K views · Feb 6, 2015

    A 1995 episode of The Computer Chronicles devoted to Gary Kildall, creator of CP/M. It works as a retrospective and tribute to the personal computer pioneer.

    HN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @EvanAndersonSep 2015· in “APL\B5500: The Language and Its Implementation – Gary A. Kildall (1970) [pdf]”

      I really enjoyed this retrospective on Gary Kildall. He was a really interesting guy, and I'll echo the sentiments of my sibling commenter-- a major influence on the development of the personal computer. this video

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    2. @rasz_plJun 2015· in “Gary Kildall”

      If you want to know how was he IRL I recommend watching Computer chronicles. Gary Kildall Special: this video Whole playlist of episodes, its like watching non-fiction 'Halt and Catch Fire': [LINK]

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    3. @omnibrainDec 2022· in “How to Start with CP/M”

      If you want to dive deeper and watch a beautiful tribute to Gary Kildall, you can find the tribute episode of the Computer Chronicles (which he cohosted for years) on Youtube: this video

      RecommendsView on HN