22 May
2024
22 May
'24
5:19 p.m.
It's a slog, but if you can make it through Gordon Bell's book, "Computer
Structures Readings and Examples" you realize Gordon is a "father of
vintage computing", in addition to his involvement with the first computer
museum in Boston. He knew better than anyone the historical significance
of computing well before the term "vintage computer" existed.
And there is that stuff he did at DEC....
Bill
On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 12:14 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Gordon Bell was a real delightful man, and most
unassuming. He was always
warm and friendly to everyone, and it was a pleasure and honor to have
known him.
Sellam
On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 7:07 AM Christian Liendo via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gordon-bell-an-architect-of-our-dig…
New York Times Obit
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/technology/c-gordon-bell-dead.html?unloc…