[HN Gopher] Geoff Chappell has died
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Geoff Chappell has died
Author : molenzwiebel
Score : 33 points
Date : 2023-09-04 20:48 UTC (2 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (twitter.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
| lproven wrote:
| This is sad news. I talked with him a few times on CIX
| (www.CIX.co.uk) back in the Before Times. A truly brilliant man,
| who more than once helped to prove that Microsoft lied and
| attempted to cheat other companies, notably Digital Research.
|
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARD_code
| [deleted]
| binwiederhier wrote:
| I didn't know Geoff, but I have used his website a lot in the
| past. It is a fountain of knowledge around everything about
| Windows. I hope that the Internet preserves this knowledge and
| with it his memory.
|
| RIP Geoff
|
| https://www.geoffchappell.com
| jiofj wrote:
| +1, his website on Windows internals is incredible. A great
| legacy to leave to the world: something that has helped and
| will continue to help thousands of people
| dang wrote:
| https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=geoffchappell.com
|
| Some threads with comments:
|
| _The AARD Code and DR DOS (2021)_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36042213 - May 2023 (139
| comments)
|
| _Kuser_shared_data (Windows Data Structure)_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33146484 - Oct 2022 (3
| comments)
|
| _America Online Exploits Bug in Own Software (1999)_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29198034 - Nov 2021 (27
| comments)
|
| _Strange Things LINK Knows about 80x86 Processors (1997)_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25585683 - Dec 2020 (2
| comments)
|
| _Windows HAL Functions (Hal.dll)_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22110073 - Jan 2020 (1
| comment)
|
| _32bit Windows can use more than 3GB of RAM, MS just doesn 't
| want you too_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=613276 -
| May 2009 (20 comments)
| SoftTalker wrote:
| Was just about to say the same thing, and wondering if that
| site was the same guy. Thanks and RIP to Geoff.
| pvachon wrote:
| Geoff was an amazing and unique individual. His depth of
| knowledge of Windows was unparalleled -- he and I spent many a
| night arguing about the merits of Dave Cutler's design
| philosophy, security decisions in modern Windows, and so-forth.
| Usually we would be doing so over far too much Italian wine, the
| quality of the arguments would tracking appropriately with the
| amount of wine consumed. Probably how loud we were, too...
| weirdest argument to hear in a New York bar in SoHo on a
| weeknight, I'm sure.
|
| Geoff's love and knowledge of the Beatles, David Bowie, the Who
| and other 1960's and 1970's British pop was staggering... I love
| these bands, and he took that passion to another level. I'll
| never forget listening to the various mixes of Bowie's Space
| Oddity and noticing the subtle nuances Geoff would point out. His
| huge collection of singles made it easy to discover something
| new, especially with him curating a journey through his
| favourites, or even versions that he would express great disdain
| for! This was only matched by his love of classical music. You'll
| see signs of these passions in his musings in his website.
|
| Raise a good glass of wine with friends, have a hell of a party,
| listen to some great music... a great way to celebrate his life.
| [deleted]
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