[TUHS] In Memorium: Alan Turing

[Larry McVoy]

If there are people here who knew him I'd love to learn more.

On Thu, Jun 07, 2018 at 11:32:24AM +1000, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> We lost the Father of Computing, Alan Turing, on this day when he suicided
> in 1954 (long story).  Just imagine where computing would've been now...
> 
> Yes, there are various theories surrounding his death, such as a jealous
> lover, the FBI knowing that he knew about Verona and could be compromised as
> a result of his sexuality, etc.  Unless they speak up (and they ain't), we
> will never know.
> 
> Unix reference?  Oh, that...  No computable devices (read his paper), no
> computers...  And after dealing with a shitload of OSs in my career, I
> daresay that there is no more computable OS than Unix.  Sorry, penguins, but
> you seem to require a fancy graphical interface these days, just like
> Windoze.
> 
> -- 
> Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."

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Larry McVoy            	     lm at mcvoy.com             http://www.mcvoy.com/lm