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Offline EverythingIBM

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 01:35:43 »
I was browsing around stuff and eventually went to the Ed Roberts wikipedia article. Well, if you look, he died a few months ago!

I wonder if Paul Allen ever repaid Roberts' $40 before his death.

Surely anyone up on their computer history knows who Ed Roberts is. This is Bill's reaction to Roberts' death:

"Good riddance!"

Well, this certainly caught me by surprise. But I guess Roberts never did anything in computers anymore anyhow.
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Offline chimera15

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 05:47:52 »
Crazy.  He was the father of the modern computer age, and ended up studying medicine and becoming a small town doctor?  Warehouse 13 could have a field day with that. lol
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Offline ch_123

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 05:52:40 »
Compare that with Gary Killdall, who died in a drunken bar-room brawl in a biker's den. What a man...
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Offline Rajagra

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 08:14:58 »
Quote from: EverythingIBM;200900
This is Bill's reaction to Roberts' death:
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"Good riddance!"


"Now, let's discuss the fine print of that agreement that you thought worked so well in your favour..."

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Offline itlnstln

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 08:20:14 »
April Fools!!!
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Offline audioave10

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 10:01:35 »
Dr. Henry Edward Roberts made the first PC in April 1974, called the Altair 8800 & it has a price of about U.S. $ 360. (quote)
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Offline chimera15

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 12:13:11 »
I'd be willing to bet that one of his 6 kids is an android, or at least a cyborg.
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Offline wellington1869

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Ed Roberts died April 1, 2010
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 09 July 2010, 12:54:52 »
i can really respect that he left the industry to become a small time doctor.  One thing is having the financial freedom to do that; but the other thing is having the courage and desire and curiosity and idealism to do it, to jump away like that in mid-life.
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