Gary Kildall

Gary Kildall
Kildall at the European Development Centre (EDC) in Hungerford, United Kingdom, 1988
Born(1942-05-19)May 19, 1942
Seattle, Washington
DiedJuly 11, 1994(1994-07-11) (aged 52)
Monterey, California
Resting placeEvergreen Washelli Memorial Park
Alma materUniversity of Washington[1][2]
Occupations
  • Computer scientist
  • entrepreneur
Years active1972–1994
Known for
TitleFounder, chairman and CEO of Digital Research
Board member ofDigital Research
Spouse(s)Dorothy McEwen Kildall
Karen Kildall[3]
Children2, including Scott[4]

Gary Arlen Kildall (/ˈkɪldˌɔːl/; May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur. During the 1970s, Kildall created the operating system CP/M among other operating systems and programming tools,[5] and subsequently founded Digital Research, Inc. to market and sell his software products. He is considered a pioneer of the personal computer revolution.[6][7]

In 1974 in Pacific Grove, California, Kildall demonstrated the first working prototype of CP/M, which would later become the dominant operating system for microcomputers for a time.[8] Together with his invention of the BIOS (Basic Input Output System), his operating system allowed a microprocessor-based computer to communicate with disk storage.[9] Kildall was among the earliest individuals to recognize microprocessors as fully capable computers.[6] During the 1980s, Kildall also appeared on PBS as co-host of Computer Chronicles, a weekly informational program that discussed the latest developments in personal computing.

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  8. ^ "50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution".
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