From: dgriffi@ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu (David Griffith) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Kildall's death Date: 16 Jan 1998 08:44:46 GMT Organization: California State University, Bakersfield Lines: 40 Message-ID: <69n6lu$64j$1@hades.csu.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Path: ccw.ch!aetna.dolphins.ch!news.planetc.com!newsfeed.usit.net!news-dc-3.sprintlink.net!news-dc-1.sprintlink.net!news-east.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!newsfeed.internetmci.com!164.67.42.145!awabi.library.ucla.edu!134.139.1.31!csulb.edu!newshub.csu.net!ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu!dgriffi On Walnut Creek's CP/M cd (1994) in /kildall we see... ------- PC pioneer Kildall dies in Monterey By Rory J. O'Connor Kildall lost to Gates with IBM Personal computer giant remembered for deal he didn't make Personal computer pioneer Gary Kildall, who but for a single failed business deal might have enjoyed the wealth and fame of Bill Gates, died Monday night in a Monterey hospital at age 52. Kildall was admitted late Sunday to the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He died around 9 p.m. Monday, said Jean Tierney, the hospital's administrative supervisor. She said the hospital did not know the cause of death. Kildall apparently was taken to the hospital after suffering a concussion in a fall, said Thomas Rolander, a longtime friend and former business associate of Kildall. While an autopsy report is still incomplete, Rolander said evidence indicates Kildall suffered a fatal heart attack. It is unclear if the two conditions were related. --- cut --- Kildall, who was also race car enthusiast who collected and rebuilt Grand Prix cars, will be cremated after a memorial service later this week. Details are incomplete. -------- There's about 20k of text about Kildall's death spread across three files. Shall I post them? -- David Griffith dgriffi@ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu ###### From: Eric Chomko Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Kildall's death Date: 16 Jan 1998 19:10:33 GMT Organization: IDT Internet Services Lines: 10 Message-ID: <69obb9$9f8@nnrp1.farm.idt.net> References: <69n6lu$64j$1@hades.csu.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: u1.farm.idt.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 unoff BETA release 961025] Path: ccw.ch!aetna.dolphins.ch!news.planetc.com!atl-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!news.idt.net!nntp.farm.idt.net!u1.farm.idt.net!not-for-mail David Griffith wrote: [...] : There's about 20k of text about Kildall's death spread across three files. : Shall I post them? Yes, please do. Eric ###### [Note: he did not, or I did not get the post]