Charlie McHenry

Gary Kildall was an important figure, and early #OS pioneer during the seminal period of the personal computer revolution. CP/M Creator Gary Kildall’s Memoirs Released as Free Download… Gary Kildall’s story shows how he paved a path for the start-up culture, say his children… I totally agree. The computing world would be substantially different had he chosen to meet with the IBM suits who were looking for an OS for their new PCs. But Kildall didn’t like suits, they made him nervous is the story. Great guy, great mind… #GaryKildall #RetroComputing #technology #computing #ComputingHistory

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CP/M Creator Gary Kildall’s Memoirs Released as Free Download

Gary Kildall’s story shows how he paved a path for the start-up culture, say his children

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Jul 18, 2025 at 7:02pmWeb
Show threadMJ TurnerJul 18, 2025

@CharlieMcHenry Thanks for sharing this. It was only a few years ago that I realised he was a co-host of Computer Chronicles from 1983-1990, most episodes of which are on The Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/Computer_Chronicles

#garykildall #retrocomputing #internetarchive

Computer Chronicles : Stewart Cheifet : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Computer Chronicles is an American half-hour television series, broadcast from 1983 to 2002 on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television, which...

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