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Thread ID: 121150 2011-10-13 19:07:00 Unix creator dies gary67 (56) PC World Chat
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1237335 2011-10-13 19:07:00 One of the scientists behind UNIX and the C language has died more here (www.bbc.co.uk) gary67 (56)
1237336 2011-10-13 20:03:00 A great man who most have never heard of but probably had as big an influence on today's computers as anyone. mikebartnz (21)
1237337 2011-10-13 20:47:00 A great man who most have never heard of but probably had as big an influence on today's computers as anyone.

Agree + 1

LL
lakewoodlady (103)
1237338 2011-10-13 21:11:00 Apple cofounder dies, a Unix brainchild dies...

Dear God, please look after Bill Gates. :horrified
pcuser42 (130)
1237339 2011-10-13 21:29:00 3279

All joking aside though, Ritchie is a huge loss.
Erayd (23)
1237340 2011-10-13 21:45:00 Apple cofounder dies, a Unix brainchild dies...

Dear God, please look after Bill Gates. :horrified
Oh come on.
Mr Ritchie invented stuff. Gates pinched, bought and had other people change others work and did a lot of marketing.

There were the people who did the work, then there were the people the public think did it all but instead did the sales part.
pctek (84)
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