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A Tale of Two Red-Bearded Visionaries

A Tale of Two Red-Bearded Visionaries

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·July 14, 2025
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BruceEel

Don't forget to check out (the draft of) Gary's memoir 'Computer Connections' linked at the bottom of article or [1]

*1: https://www.google.com/search?&q=kildall+computer+connection...

pieterk

Very interesting. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5 hosts a comprehensive article on Sinclair's tricycle and its other vehicles.

EconomistFar

Cool comparison. Both guys helped shape early computing, but in totally different ways, one pushing from the garage, the other from within the system. It’s a good reminder that innovation doesn’t follow one path and impact isn’t always loud or obvious at first.

comrade1234

Was hoping one was Barbarossa/Frederick I...

twothreeone

British humour on HN, lovely indeed!