This entry is only a pointer to a special Honorary Unsubscribe in my blog.
computing
Computer and Internet pioneers and visionaries
Al Boss Web accessibility engineer
Al was a friend of mine, and a really cool one at that.
From This is True for 19 May 2024
Morris Collen Medical informatics founder
The annual Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the field is named the Morris F. Collen Medal.
From This is True for 28 September 2014
Andrew Kay Digital pioneer
When Kay saw Adam Osborne’s new computer, Kay came out his own competing model within a year.
From This is True for 7 September 2014
Hal Finney Privacy advocate
When Phil Zimmerman created a company to commercialize PGP, Finney was the first developer he hired.
From This is True for 31 August 2014
Willis Ware Computer privacy pioneer
Ware was one of the first to think about the privacy implications of computer databases.
From This is True for 1 December 2013
Douglas Engelbart Computer visionary
“Bill Gates’ vision was a computer on every desk running Microsoft software. Doug had a much larger humanitarian vision.”
From This is True for 7 July 2013
James Martin Futurist
“Society needs a School for Civilization, not just a School for Business.”
From This is True for 30 June 2013
Bill Moggridge Laptop innovator
Moggridge invented the “clamshell” design for laptop computers.
From This is True for 9 September 2012
Victor Poor Digital designer
Poor shrugged off his contributions to computer networking.
From This is True for 19 August 2012