News Ctrl-Alt-Del inventor makes final reboot

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    I was expecting an Obit. when I read the headline, but there's no need for the Last Post - he's only retiring. From el Reg:

    David Bradley, one of the 'dirty dozen' engineers who created the original IBM PC at Boca Raton, Florida, is to retire this week after 29 years with the company.

    Bradley's accomplishments are numerous - he wrote the BIOS code for the original PC and rose to become architecture manager at the PC group. But David's claim to fame is that he devised the most famous - and probably most used - three key combination in computer history: Ctrl-Alt-Del.

    More here
     
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    I shall make a three fingered salute in his honour :D :geek:
     
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    i saw this earlier and was forced to change my siggy :D
     
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    Hahahaha, classic. Wonder if he got a good pension from IBM.....
     
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  5. kiljoi

    kiljoi I *am* a computer king.

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    dammit Malfoleo, you quoted the same quote I was gonna quote. that's class though. i'm gonna reboot in his memory
     
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    sheesh....why install windows 98 ;)
     
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    Good guy, shame he's retiring though... :thumb:

    What you talking about foo'? Ctrl-Alt-Del still works on nearly every OS and especially in DOS: he could have meant he'll reboot from pre-OS with the three fingered salute next time he switches on the computer. :eyebrow:
     
    Krikkit, 2 Feb 2004
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  8. dawolfman666

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    ahh the man who has saved us all many a time....CTRL+ALT+DEL

    <doh>

    <re log on>

    ahh yes still works
     
    dawolfman666, 3 Feb 2004
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    :rock: :thumb:
     
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    i think he ment the fact tht windows 98 fubars it self randomy every 5-10mins and therefore needs ctrl alt delete constantly. :worried:
     
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    *3 finger salute to the ctrl+alt+del dude*

    Welcome to the forums Shadow_101 :)
     
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