13 Jul
2019
13 Jul
'19
3 p.m.
one of the most important computer scientists passed away - a tragedy. RIP Corby.
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Von: Dan Cross <crossd(a)gmail.com>
Datum: 13.07.2019 06:49:10
An: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society <tuhs(a)tuhs.org>rg>, COFF
<coff(a)minnie.tuhs.org>rg>, "Stephen M. Jones" <smj(a)sdf.org>
Betreff: [TUHS] RIP Fernando Corbató
Tom Van Vleck just passed this on the Multics mailing
list. Fernando
Corbató has passed away at 93.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/science/fernando-corbato-dead.html
Clem organized the wonderful Unix 50 event at the LCM two days ago, where
we saw a working 6180 front panel on display (backed by a virtual DPS-8m
running Multics!).
This is our heritage and our history, let us not forget where we came from.
- Dan C.