Gary Kildall

Gary Arlen Kildall (May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc. (DRI). Kildall was one of the first people to see microprocessors as fully capable computers rather than equipment controllers and to organize a company around this concept.He also co-hosted the PBS TV show The Computer Chronicles. Although his career in computing spanned more than two decades, he is mainly remembered in connection with IBM's unsuccessful attempt in 1980 to license CP/M for the IBM PC.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Kildall Gary Arlen (full name)
Birth dateMay 19, 1942
Birth place
Seattle , Washington (state)
Date of deathJuly 11, 1994
Place of death
Monterey California
Education
University of Washington

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External resources

  1. http://drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/184410428
  2. http://www.cadigital.com/kildall.htm
  3. http://www.digitalresearch.biz/Gary.Kildall.htm
  4. http://www.ece.umd.edu/courses/enee759m.S2000/papers/wharton1994-kildall.pdf
  5. http://www.freeenterpriseland.com/BOOK/KILDALL.html
  6. http://www.intel-vintage.info/apps/videos/videos/show/18129431-intel-ipds-100-cp-m
  7. http://www.maxframe.com/DR.HTM
  8. https://archive.org/details/GaryKild