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Category Archives: In memoriam
Dawnie, greyhound, age 11
My mother just informed me that her greyhound Dawnie was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma today, and had to be euthanized. She had been in pain since late last week, and although it’s possible that she could have been kept alive … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Alan Shugart, 27 September 1930 — 12 December 2006
In 1955 at IBM, Alan Shugart was a member of the team that developed the world’s first hard drive, the IBM RAMAC, which stored about five megabytes on fifty 24-inch platters. He also directed the development of the first floppy … Continue reading
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Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?
R.I.P. Syd Barrett, 6 January 1946 — 7 July 2006 Shine on, you crazy diamond!
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R.I.P. John Morressy, 8 December 1930 — 20 March 2006
John Morressy, author and retired english professor, was perhaps best known for his stories of the wizard Kedrigern. Hardly a month went by without one of his short stories appearing in F&SF or other magazines.
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R.I.P. Alan Kotok, 9 November 1941 — 25 May 2006
Since the late 1970s I’ve been a fan of Alan Kotok‘s work as one of the architects of the PDP-6 and PDP-10. At the PDP-1 celebration at the Computer History Museum this past May 15, I had the great privilege … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Andreas Katsulas, 18 May 1946 — 13 Feb 2006
“I believe that when we leave a place a part of it goes with us and part of us remains. Go anywhere in these halls, when it is quiet, and just listen. After a while you will hear the echoes … Continue reading
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Tragic death of Wierd Al Yankovic’s parents
I just heard the sad news about Weird Al Yankovic’s parents.
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