[HN Gopher] A Tale of Two Red-Bearded Visionaries
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       A Tale of Two Red-Bearded Visionaries
        
       Author : whobre
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2025-07-14 13:38 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | EconomistFar wrote:
       | Cool comparison. Both guys helped shape early computing, but in
       | totally different ways, one pushing from the garage, the other
       | from within the system. It's a good reminder that innovation
       | doesn't follow one path and impact isn't always loud or obvious
       | at first.
        
       | comrade1234 wrote:
       | Was hoping one was Barbarossa/Frederick I...
        
       | BruceEel wrote:
       | Don't forget to check out (the draft of) Gary's memoir 'Computer
       | Connections' linked at the bottom of article or [1]
       | 
       | *1:
       | https://www.google.com/search?&q=kildall+computer+connection...
        
       | pieterk wrote:
       | Very interesting. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5
       | hosts a comprehensive article on Sinclair's tricycle and its
       | other vehicles.
        
       | twothreeone wrote:
       | British humour on HN, lovely indeed!
        
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