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Gordon Bell, an architect of our digital age, dies at age 89

Bell architected DEC's VAX minicomputers, championed computer history, mentored at Microsoft.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gordon-bell-an-architect-of-our-digital-age-dies-at-age-89/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

hustvedt ,
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@arstechnica damn… he will be missed.

dbc3 ,
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How many people today (a) remember Windows NT (WNT) anb (b) are aware that WNT is the three letters following VMS?

gulfie ,
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@arstechnica he and his team were geniuses. I have never come across a better documented platform as a developer, and as a sysadmin VMS was a joy to manage.

ChrisHolladay ,
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Bummer...a legend is gone

LegalizeBrain ,
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@arstechnica oh ! Paix à son âme.
J'ai codé sur un VAX...

Green_Footballs ,
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@arstechnica testing.

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