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Gary Kildall
KindPerson
Born1942
Died1994
StatusDead
Fieldoperating systems
Sourceen.wikipedia.org ↗

Wrote CP/M — the first mainstream microcomputer OS — and lost the IBM PC contract to Microsoft in computing's most famous near-miss.

Worked at Digital Research
Created CP/M Digital Research

Wrote CP/M (1974) — the first mass-market OS — at Digital Research, and the PL/M compiler that built it.\n\nThe 'IBM went with Gates' story is the field's great what-if; his 'Computer Connections' memoir tells his side.

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall