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🎂 Gary Kildall - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday
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Popular As |
Gary Kildall |
Occupation |
Entrepreneur |
Age |
82 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
Born |
May 19, 1942 (Washington) |
Birthday |
May 19 |
Town/City |
Washington |
Nationality |
Washington |
🌙 Zodiac
Gary Kildall’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Gary Kildall was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
About
Famous as the founder of Digital Research, Inc., and as the creator of an operating system called CP/M (the Control Program for Microcomputers), he tried, but failed, to license his product to IBM.
Before Fame
After earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, he taught at Monterey, California's Naval Postgraduate School and began programming for an early Intel microprocessor. He later returned to his alma mater and completed his computer science Ph.D.
Trivia
He died suddenly in his early fifties, having suffered a head injury, possibly as the result of a fall.
Family Life
Born to a family of Scandinavian heritage, he spent his youth in Seattle, Washington. He was married twice -- first to Dorothy McEwen Kildall and later to Karen Kildall.
Associated With
Microsoft founder Bill Gates attempted to orchestrate a deal between IBM and Kildall's Digital Research company.
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