[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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