[Tfug] Noooooooooo

[Ashley Pritchard]

On 10/13/2011 11:46 AM, keith smith wrote:
>
> I would say Dennis Ritchie is arguably more important than Jobs, 
> because if C and Unix where not created then Jobs would not have been 
> able to capitalize on Unix.
>
> And if I can be so bold in saying the Internet would not be what it is 
> today.  I would probably not be a PHP programmer and might be selling 
> sofas or working on cars that resemble circa 1969 with no on board 
> computers and advanced fuel injection.
>
> Without Unix and C we might be living a drastically different life. If 
> Apple had not been formed we would have lost the mouse.
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Thu, 10/13/11, Jim Secan /<jim at nwra.com>/* wrote:
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>
>     From: Jim Secan <jim at nwra.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Tfug] Noooooooooo
>     To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
>     Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 11:32 AM
>
>     Another tech master gone; not as flashy as Steve Jobs but arguably
>     in the same league in terms of importance.  Being of great age in
>     techie years myself (first code written in 1967), it's troubling
>     to see all these Old Guys (or not even that old) starting to
>     drop.  If maddog goes, I'm retiring and going fishing.
>
>     RIP, and a raised glass of fine tequila.
>
>     Jim
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>     On Oct 12, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Bowie Poag wrote:
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>     > Dennis Ritchie, R.I.P.
>     >
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Without Dennis Ritchie who co-authored  the C programing language and 
Unix there would have never have been  a Steve Jobs. Dennis Ritchie's 
influence, innovation and the reach of their vision was much greater 
than Steve Jobs ever was.
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