91K views · Feb 6, 2015 · 28:02 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2015–2022
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.
“If you want to know how was he IRL I recommend watching Computer chronicles.”HN comment, 2015
“If you want to know how was he IRL I recommend watching Computer chronicles.”
Shows what Kildall was like in real life.
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
“I really enjoyed this retrospective on Gary Kildall.”
Enjoyable retrospective on an influential personal computer pioneer.
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
“watch a beautiful tribute to Gary Kildall”
Beautiful tribute episode to Gary Kildall.
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
