The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.
What it is
A 1995 episode of The Computer Chronicles devoted to Gary Kildall, creator of CP/M. It works as a retrospective and tribute to the personal computer pioneer.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2015 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Recommends rasz_pl · 2015-06 · on “Gary Kildall”
If you want to know how was he IRL I recommend watching Computer chronicles. Gary Kildall Special: [this video] Whole playlist of episodes, its like watching non-fiction 'Halt and Catch Fire': [LINK]
Recommends EvanAnderson · 2015-09 · on “APL\B5500: The Language and Its Implementation – Gary A. Kildall (1970) [pdf]”
I really enjoyed this retrospective on Gary Kildall. He was a really interesting guy, and I'll echo the sentiments of my sibling commenter-- a major influence on the development of the personal computer. [this video]
Recommends omnibrain · 2022-12 · on “How to Start with CP/M”
If you want to dive deeper and watch a beautiful tribute to Gary Kildall, you can find the tribute episode of the Computer Chronicles (which he cohosted for years) on Youtube: [this video]