08.Secret History of Microsoft Gary

[@La_bruin]

I started in 1995 and I only ever knew of one famous "Gary" at Microsoft, so I immediately suspected it was him. And sure enough... bingo. What a great story, Dave. Thanks for sharing.

[@zehph]

Dude you are one story teller and a half! This channel is absolutely brilliant, I adore it!

[@DavesGarage]

Wow, thank you!

[@DavidMarvin]

@@DavesGarage I agree as well. I'm basically the same as you. Many times people say that I talk too much.

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

​@@DavidMarvinyou are only talking too much if you don't have an *interesting*, true story to tell. Bullshiters may have a wealth of fairy tales, but the truthsayers.... They have a story to tell. Better pay attention.

[@thomasslone1964]

I'm only 30 but these kinds of programers are the only ones I respect, there's just something classy about doing more with less, not like today's bs where your average Android app is 50+ mb for doing hardly squat in logic....

[@N-hunter]

Technology Connections is the channel that teaches you everything you didn’t know that you wanted to know about everything

[@yelowpunk]

and there are puns

[@platoh]

and entertaining captions that are closed

[@jordansean18]

I had no idea I would watch a half hour rant about pre-wash cycles on a dishwasher... but I loved it lol

[@DeathCubeKX]

Technology Connections deserves a bigger mention IMO.

[@ccoder4953]

Yeah Technology Connections is awesome. Just don't get him started on toasters. Or the color brown (or should I say orange with context).

[@ryanmalin]

I am the same way about picking actual experts brains. Its the best way to learn things. When I was a little boy my father was a mechanic. I would ask him questions forever until he got frustrated. He was more than patient with me he was a great father. Thanks for sharing all the stories and knowledge.

[@AK-nb6hz]

I watched one of Gary's lectures not so long ago. The man knew his stuff. It's somewhat unbelievable just what was going on in his head. There was a drive of passion there you don't see in regular people. It's amazing how people open up when you get them on-topic. Incredible guy..

[@TheInsultInvestor]

and then you die

[@lillywho]

And here I thought Gary was going to be Bob's sibling project. 😂

[@garryadamson8507]

No, please NO! My life is bad enough as it is without being related to that :D

[@iXenox]

me too ;)

[@KeiranR]

@@garryadamson8507 lazer garry

[@nicholasgawler-collins5754]

Or rather, "brother project".

[@patrickjoseph3412]

the google algorithm works in strange ways, glad it brought me to this channel.

[@DavesGarage]

Me too!

[@sumitdatta6421]

Current fav KZbin channel. These war stories are literally the best thing on YT.

[@fensoxx]

This is wisdom I’ve slowly been trying to put together in my head for 47 years. And you enunciated it so clearly man. Nice work. Glad you got to meet Gary.

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

Trumpet Winsock. Good Lord hearing those two words instantly took me back 25 years. Right up there with BananaCom.

[@tekvax01]

trigger alert! :P

[@ironiczombie2530]

I felt the same way when I heard that

[@aodox]

Trumpet windsock, Netscape 1.0 with the massive pulsing N .... yeah, even as a major linux guy that will talk mad shit about windows all day long, I still give props to 3.11, NT4, and 2000 (which was the last windows on a machine I owned and dual boot with red hat 9). NT4 workstation and 2000 pro are on my list of best OSes ever ... anything after that is too crappy for a dumpster actively on fire.

[@stephenjacks8196]

AOL and Netscape installs overwrote Win95 Winsock leaving a deaf machine. First Linux I installed was kernel 0.91. It had the Unix v6 bug like in Dynix.

[@bjorngitter]

One of my interns recently asked me for any advice on what he should definitely do in his internships. I told them to use the access to older smart people and ask them questions. Same message. I told him about the access I had at Microsoft to absolute heroes of computer science and how much I could kick myself for not having asked them lots of questions.

[@VitorMartinsAugusto]

A bit late to this particular video, but here are my thoughts: 1) Thank you, Dave, for sharing such a beautiful story. 2) Big appraice to Gary, especially for smiling every day. 3) To younger and older people: do ask and listen, by any means. 4) To Dave: please produce more insights like these. Have a wonderful day, everyone.

[@tekvax01]

I've met a few Garys in my life. They never really seemed to like to tell stories, so despite knowing them for many years, I discovered the really interesting stuff, that I wished I had known about, while someone else spoke about their lives accomplishments, at their funeral, that I was attending, because they were a good friend to all of us. How sad, that we sometimes find out the best things about people after they are gone... :(

[@call_me_stan5887]

But this way you treated them as people and colleagues and your thoughts were not affectd by their accomplishments - maybe they preffered that way? :)

[@dominick253]

Having a mentor is absolutely life-changing. I'm a truck driver ready mix and I'm at a man and his '70s that I work with who taught me everything he could. What he taught me allowed me to go and get a job at the top of my industry.

[@MarkLangdahl]

Sometimes you get the impression that storytelling is an art lost to the ages. Then you stumble on something like Dave's Garage and find out that not only is it alive and well. It can make you sit through some of the nerdiest stuff on the internet. This was an awesome episode but the fact that you show the same amount of enthusiasm when dealing with making "Hello World" in assembly as when talking about an absolutely awesome person like Gary is actually what keeps me coming back.

[@murbella7]

Are you sure you're not a gifted fiction novel author masquerading as an insanely smart computer dude? You tell great stories.

[@DavesGarage]

Thanks, that's very kind!

[@tedjohansen1634]

@@DavesGarage Kind, but absolutely true. You sir, are brilliant at this (also).

[@ZiggyMercury]

What a great video, love the story. And... I also love it that this brilliant guy didn't feel the need to tell everyone how brilliant he is. His inventions speak for themselves.

[@popquizzz]

There is no better honor to be bestowed upon a man or woman posthumously than to be eulogized by a peer for the human qualities of your being while acknowledging your contributions to mankind. Well done Dave,, and Rest in Peace and Thank You for making my life easier Gary.

[@GenoSalvati]

Great channel Dave. Love your "Canada nice" delivery and nostalgic stories about the 80s and software development. Thanks for sharing.

[@xDR1TeK]

Yo Dave, that Gary was a swell guy, and the motor head too. Thanks for sharing. I've had moments in my life when during sleep I come up with circuit solutions. One of my many passions in life. I was somewhat a good programmer, an intermediate, back in the borland days. The world moved on and I somehow stayed there in the past as a programmer. Engineering for me took its sweet time and as you can imagine, full of rich history as well. I always wanted to mix between both worlds, well back then it was a vision. Today, it's a reality. Since we both have different backgrounds, I can't think of anything to ask you on the fly, except to tell you I worked as desktop support for the majority of my life, fallback job. I thought I drop you these lines before you become the new internet sensation. It's not everyday we get an actual technology veteran on KZbin. Your mind is a maze, how shall we explore thee?

[@neilbradley]

"Well, the thing is, I'm older now and I ask a lot more questions than I used to. I'm less likely to need to hear myself speak, as it were, than when I was a young man." As a 52 year old not so younger man, this is some sage truth right here.

[@Enroxxx]

I never met Gary, but when I was at Microsoft, around year 2000, I knew who he was and I was proud to work for a company that had so many talented people.

[@cashewABCD]

RIP Gary Starkweather. wow. Hats off to Gary! Thanks for telling us about Gary! Now we know where Marvell got the Stark

[@jdrago1968]

Building 25 you say? I am a structural engineer (and developer) that actually did the seismic design of building 25 which I understand is RIP now. BTW this is an awesome story and love the moral of the story.

[@wishusknight3009]

I hope it wasn't an earthquake that brought it down.... No wait.. Google seems to show it still exists?

[@jdrago1968]

​@@wishusknight3009 yeah the building is still there of course per your link.... I am just not sure if it's demise is part of the campus modernization. I am on the fringes of these things, so just conjecture. So my RIP is a bit hasty. Apologies to all 25 inhabitants.

[@michaelmammoth1010]

Honestly, Dave seems like the kind of person that either would have been my mentor or at least a good friend. His videos just make me want to hang out with him.

[@mosurikutenpi]

Reminds me of my buddy back at high school who wouldnt talk much but knew everything we could ask him about. Thanks for sharing your story man!

[@xvenomtype0x]

Holy hell, you are now my favorite nostalgic story teller. I damn near feel like I was right beside you when these events happened.

[@derekcarr7260]

Dave, the world needs more friends like you. I really enjoy your videos and learning from you.

[@Fragdemented]

I wasn't sure where this was going until about halfway through where it turned into a very interesting story and tribute to a cool guy. Well Done!

[@unocoder7188]

Dave you made me recognise the fact that ingenuity is timeless and no knowledge is really obsolete. Technology may become outdated but the ideas behind them can fuel new ones and is valuable. Thank you!

[@taxihamster]

On one of my contract tours at MS, I had the opportunity to work down the hall from Dave Cutler. It was fun to get him talking

[@kristophergalland8358]

I am sad that it has taken this long for me to accidentally stumble across your channel, Dave. I am, however, eternally grateful that the interwebs never forgets anything and i am able to binge watch all that was missed. Dave, you're an awesome storyteller and I'm pretty damn sure your channel will have millions of subs, soon enough. you gained at least one, yesterday and as I share your content with my peeps, they will become easy adopters and raving fans, as i have. Keep up the great work sir!

[@rjonboy7608]

Love these anecdotes. History really does happen at the oddest moments. No cameras, no scrbblers, but moments of genius just the same.

[@lukedgodden]

Talking of people I could listen to talking all day this channel is pure gold Dave, thanks for sharing.

[@Gizmo10777]

I could listen to these stories for hours, your reflections are really interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@redringofdeathgamer]

So glad to have found your channel. "Shut and listen to the old guy" is sorely needed these days. Kids will rewrite or copy/paste just to get by instead of listening.

[@baboalex]

I was wondering where you were going with this video but glad I stuck with it. What an amazing guy. RIP Gary.

[@Echoes_AJ]

Oh man! That Friendly Giant outro hit me right in the feels. Very nice touch.

[@madlogik]

Thanks a lot Dave! Great video as always. I missed out on shutting up more than I care to admit. About to turn 40, father of 2, and I get your point. Keep doing what you're doing while you enjoy it :D

[@MandrakeDCR]

I'm sure you've already head this a hundred times by now, but man have you got a voice for radio, audio books, narration, you name it. Awesome stuff. Subbed for the stories from an old bench and field tech. You guys made my job possible. :)

[@DavesGarage]

Wow, thank you!

[@mobilemcsmarty1466]

best life message ever Dave! I may not be quite as renowned as Gary but I know some stuff. I did some stuff. how did I get here to some great personal satisfaction? I stuck around when the old guys, and gals, went to talk. it seemed boring at first and I kept awake trying to be polite. then a realization happened. these people actually know things that I both didn't know and likely was not going to invent by myself. when I took the time to listen I became better. it's not soon yet but I feel my time coming and am strangely motivated to share what I know like the ones who told me. hey you crazy kids! (and get off my lawn!) you do yourself and all of us a favor when you spend an hour, or five, with a Gary, or a Jeannie, down the hall

[@birkk]

Hey, Tehcnology Connections is great!

[@DavesGarage]

I love that guy! He's a little obsessed with traffic lights I think, but it's a cool show!

[@TravisFabel]

@@DavesGarage No. He's obsessed with Christmas lights. and what ones are the correct color and what ones are just playing wrong and he's right and nobody should ever argue with us about this.

[@tekvax01]

@@DavesGarage his name is Alec Watson.

[@nickwallette6201]

He's obsessed with a lot of things. Passion is what makes a character interesting. :-)

[@DiestroCorleone]

YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME. I just came from Technology Connections, his 1m subscribers video. This 'technology connection' has made my day.

[@OldePhart]

I'd like to think the regret you have about not picking Gary's brain for war stories is at least in part why you are opening up now. .From me at least its appreciated, just wish I has the tech background to ask the interesting questions. Till then I'll just sit in the rocking chair and listen...

[@MicahBBurke]

I met Jack Duganne at an Adobe conference many years ago. He was running the large format inkjet printers there. I had no idea who he was, I just brought my job to him and started chatting. Turned out that Jack was the seminal developer of fine art inkjet printing and coiner of the term Giclée. He'd been printing for nearly 50 years, and I thought he was just some guy. Jack was a great guy and posted frequently on Facebook of his journeys to the beach on his 3 wheel bike. I got to work with him several times at the Adobe conferences... He passed a few years ago. It was great to learn from him.

[@MegaManNeo]

I'm normally a quiet listener who subscribed to your channel a week ago or so after getting recommendations for your videos a couple of times. Really nice to hear how it started all at Microsoft, back in the days. Stay safe.

[@Thompson8200]

You should definitely ask the ex-VP if they know anything more about the mythical 5.0 review score!

[@Mick.Porter]

My sleeping brain very often gave me overnight answers to fix problem cars. As a kid I used to hang around mechanics and a local boat repair shop that's long gone and learned much by listening to the guys talk. When I went to work for a local repair shop, I very much enjoyed teaching the gas jockeys and even customers how something worked and the why when it broke. After I went to a dealership, I couldn't talk to customers (ins regs) but could teach the new techs some tricks and shortcuts I learned to beat book. That's time/money paid for a job per a manual that specifies the time it should take.

[@Felice_Enellen]

Honestly, Dave, I think it's valid advice for all ages, not just young programmers. While you and I may both have spent the 90's in Redmond, writing stuff in assembly language, it was for different companies, in different mega-industries, using mostly-different processors, working with different quietly-famous people. Point is, even though we're roughly the same age, there's always going to be new information and lore that people like us could exchange if we happened to bump into each other. That, in turn, becomes available to spread to others.

[@Anesthesia90]

This channel is pure gold and you have a great voice for telling histories! I can't think of any idea right now but honestly any work related video is welcomed I'm not much fan of cars and stuff like that but i'll try to watch em too to support and i'll share with my small circle of people around that might enjoy you! thanks for your work!

[@soggybaguette8457]

I swear Technology Connections has been popping up even more and more lately

[@amicloud_yt]

and it's about damn time! dude's channel is amazing

[@wishusknight3009]

I think it is amazing, though the last year or so I seemed to find it a little bit harder to watch since he started trying to force his dry humor a bit. In his earlier video's it seemed much more natural and almost as if it was unintentional. But its still a great channel that my kids both watch.

[@ryanmalin]

Love that channel

[@SteWright]

Another great video Dave, I was sat at home, snow falling outside, doing code and listening to this in the background. You should release these 'secret history' videoes as a podcast too. Excellent work good sir!

[@DavesGarage]

Great idea! Where would you suggest I release the podcast forms?

[@BRUXXUS]

I love learning from anyone that’s passionate about, and is knowledgeable about any subject.

[@PearComputingDevices]

Dave, this is why I come to listen to you.. I might be a hardware guru, I can build you just about anything you want and I can explain how it works at a level that would put most people to sleep. But, I don't know everything. I am always learning something new. That reminds me, thank you for sharing and teaching me something.

[@shawnmulberry774]

I started fixing computers for people in my teens when the mouse was not yet a thing. Everything was command line interface. Years go by and I am working at a place with a former IBM employee. Many people avoided this guy because if you asked him what time it was he would tell you how to build a watch. I learned a lot of useless stuff from him but I'm sure it added to my overall understanding of all things computer. Thanks for sharing your stories, Dave.

[@jeffreyt991]

This guy is such a great story teller. Just so natural.

[@philiptaylor2366]

What a fantastic, humbling and surprisingly emotional episode that was. It goes to show that true expertise brings with it a quiet confidence and a realisation that you don't need to be the loudest in the room. Such fantastic advice to young people too Dave - be inquisitive, ask questions, and above all, listen.

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Hey Dave. I started watching your channel a few days ago. Thank you for sharing your stories and congratulations on a successful career with Microsoft. It's no exaggeration to say that your contribution has helped shape the world we live in today .. not many people can say that. Believe it or not I am not the prime minister, I'm just another software engineer, hoping to one day make a meaningful contribution to the craft.

[@sanaakeshavarz-rahbar7761]

Dave, if you think about it, we're kinda taking your advice by sitting and listening to one of the wise folks who've done a heap of stuff in their lives. In that vein, I've been thoroughly enjoying your videos on the history of Microsoft. I feel bad that I was born too late to be part of the big tech revolutions, but hey, I can still appreciate the hay days! Looking forward to the next video!

[@cromulence]

It would be FANTASTIC to get Raymond Chen on for an episode! The Old New Thing is a fantastic blog.

[@libdvm.so-x86]

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[@geoffxander7970]

Another great episode. I believe Gary was mentioned in Dealers of Lightning (great book). One of the problems with our industry is the speed it's moving, so much is going on constantly and it seems to be accelerating. Heck, even 10 years ago is practically a different era. Thanks for your contribution to recording it.

[@MaggieDanger]

I am so very reminded of the first time something like that happened to me. I don't remember why, but I looked up Brian Kernighan on a trip to the NYC office - I think I had been talking with some colleagues about K&R C or something and was curious. Only to find that not only was he working at the same place as me, his office was literally a few cubicles down the hall from me. After picking my jaw back up from the floor, I couldn't help but try to get an autograph for my partner, who is also an engineer and had had a hard time. I ended up accidentally crashing the book manuscript review between him and Alan on the Go book, got the autograph and we shared a few laughs over how I was sad I didn't get to use Go in anything my team was producing... ... and two years later, when I finally had a bit more lenience in how I managed my projects, I managed to replace some ancient, dreadful pieces of code with Go. And I had to think back on that, because the project I worked on was the same as back then when I met the two. So I CC'd them on my code review... which made Brian happy, and Alan enough so to even do the full on code review for me. Which means ever time someone has certain suggestions on reviews of further changes, I get to say "... well yes, but Alan blessed this." I miss rubberducking and whiteboarding with my colleagues. And just listening to war stories. Thanks for your channel, Dave! It's exactly the kind of stories I'm missing having to work from home. :)

[@TheEppicJr]

Growing up in the Silicon Valley area I have had the pleasure of meeting quite a few people of that caliper. For some reason there is always ties to one of their friends that was a engineer at GM.

[@Bushidounohana]

Dave, if I may, you are a treasure. I’m a dummy (but smart enough to know how dumb I am) and watch your videos for the very reason you made this one-soaking up the stories and some second hand wisdom. Thank you, sir!

[@richardcini6562]

These stories are absolutely awesome! I’ve been to Redmond exactly once, for the Win95 launch. It was awesome standing on the basketball court talking with Bradsi. Such energy there. Keep the stories coming!

[@RAKRail]

Dave, thanks for sharing this information... It's important so we don't lose the information in the future.

[@IzaacB89]

Technology Connections has taught me soo much stuff outside my usual curiosity 🤩 One of my favourite channels!

[@DavesGarage]

Mine too!

[@TheBishopOfBarton]

Really enjoy your chats and your thought, Dave. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos. Really interesting.

[@MarkALong64]

I recall an email from Raymond Chen that explained at great length why a question submitted to the Win32prg DL was wrong headed in multiple ways that ended with (from memory) "I have explained in such detail because your question could be compared to 'Do I need a garage door opener to open my Kangaroo's pouch?' The simple answer is no but asking the question indicates a deeper problem".

[@DavesGarage]

Love it, I'll have to search for it!

[@mihaigabrielbabutia4595]

A real pleasure to listen to your stories filled with humour , history and (last but not least) technical details. Thank you for a great content!

[@oblivion0077]

First Bob, now Gary? Ooooh... and a live stream! Dang! I'm there!

[@basic086]

Well I'm glad you're doing a livestream soon, because I'm the younger person eager to listen to all of your amazing NT stories and be inspired by them. :-)

[@DavesGarage]

Thanks for listening!

[@GaryCameron780]

I laughed when I heard "time burglar"... Thank you. Love your videos.

[@fellzer]

Absolutely love the well written story telling. Dave is a welcome addition to my "podcast" lineup!

[@elmago1298]

Dude....i have no words....i love this channel.

[@raycuellar1]

Great suggestion regarding picking the brains of older folk. All to often knowledge is lost after one realizes too late. Love your channel. Cheers!

[@ralphwiggum3134]

I never met Gary, but now I like him. Thanks, Dave.

[@techie2300]

It is great to hear stories about some of the people that built this industry but it would have been fantastic to hear Gary's story from him before he passed on. Thank you for an interesting new channel and old "war time" stories. Keep it up!

[@tiqo8549]

Wait..first coffee, and then listen to you for almost 17 minutes. It's like a new Netflix Episode for me when you upload a new vid ;-)

[@teinshiano]

dave is awsome!

[@martinbrockman989]

I haven't signed on to google in 3 years and will disable access to and by google as soon as I hit the submit, but I simply HAD TO Give a thumbs up and a kudos for the homage to The Friendly Giant at the end of the video. Just discovered your channel this past week and have tried to binge to catch up. I've been getting full a lot. at 63 years of age, I finally had confirmed for me last year that I am on the spectrum. I enjoy your comments about that too.

[@davidtipton514]

Great stuff to share! I appreciate your more experienced self musing about your perspective as a young programmer. I have gotten to enjoy both ends of this as well: learning a lot from more experienced people at the time I started out, and many years later being able to help train new young people on the discipline of writing code that was correctly robust.

[@TylerLasagna]

What a story! I love Technology Connections for the same reason I love this channel; learning about how things work + excellent history lessons! Great content as always.

[@gunarcom]

The 16 downvotes are people who tried to invent something that Gary already had a patent on.

[@tonyackerman6508]

LMAO!!!

[@longjohn526]

While funny the real reason is there are a bunch of people who go around and dislike every video they see just because they can .... None of them has ever invented a thing or have done anything of note

[@theondono]

@@longjohn526 it’s intentional but unrelated to content, click farm accounts would be very obvious if they only gave likes, so they disperse a handful of random dislikes around to keep the account alive longer,

[@rfvtgbzhn]

@@theondono Is this why youtube made downvotes invisible? I still think that this was a bad idea though.

[@theondono]

@@rfvtgbzhn nah, they pulled the dislike because BigCorps like Disney were getting massacred on every single bad movie trailer. They are under the silly impression that people are dumb and just herding to dislike something, because they can’t accept they’re just making bad products.

[@mwissel]

The writing of your videos keeps improving, and it was already good from the start. Keep em coming!

[@chrismanning5232]

I think I say this on most of your videos, but I love your channel. Love what you're doing. Keep sharing your experiences!

[@murkinstock]

I don't program nor do I know anything about it other than it's magic. I work on cars, sew, and other tinkering. With that said, this guy has become my favorite KZbinr. He's the only one I have the bell clicked. Lol

[@murkinstock]

Sweet! This episode has more cars and car dudes in it!

[@DavesGarage]

I'm surprised more people aren't surprised that a computer guy is a car guy!

[@glasser2819]

@@DavesGarage we enjoy challenging ourselves with complexity 😁

[@leefhead1]

@@DavesGarage im a computer guy that became a professional car guy, that then went to mining and tells them how to run stuff.

[@MedCreativityPlant]

Straight up, your description of Jim and Rick, c. 4:40, is a higher quality recital of details than in almost all of the memoirs I've ever read, and on that basis you ought - if it's your kind of thing - to have to a crack at writing one.

[@cromulence]

Just finished this. Fantastic video, and a great way to pay tribute to Gary Starkweather.

[@gregledbetter5942]

I really enjoyed the story... at a few points I wondered where it was going but I was interested in finding out so I kept listening... by the time you got back to the topic of Gary, I understood your telling a story the way I do many times... a few years back I was diagnosed in the autism spectrum .. some people really dig listening to my stories and some people ask me where is the story going and tell me to hurry up and get to the point... long story short great story, and very important moral. Thank you

[@DavidL-ii7yn]

My experience as a developer (at least in a quasi-government job) was that the daily (hourly?) social interactions were essential. Problems were solved walking to the coffee machine and back. It was a department mostly populated by doctorates and we became known as the best in the world in our niche. The social time helped alignment and the group mind was much much smarter than any of us were as individuals and was worth the cost in lost labour hours.

[@SirBrainChild]

Are great story teller? You deliver the lines you wrote well at a good page. Your antidotes, expressions, and humor make you stories quite entertaining.

[@DemureDave]

Sir, I wish I was a well-spoken and as confident as you are. I also have Asperger’s and ADD. I have difficulty finding my words and expressing myself verbally unless it’s something I have said routinely. I can type up a storm, but speaking is a whole other thing. I’m also retired from the Navy; but, as you can imagine, getting through my career came with many challenges. Still, even though I have these struggles, I’m quite happy with what I have been able to accomplish in my life. I am a new subscriber. I’ve been watching your videos and really enjoy them! Take care!

[@VulcanOnWheels]

Thanks for the fun story, and... 12:43 ...my condolences.

[@Maharussie]

Wise words Dave. If only some of my mentors were still around to ask questions to. As you said, ask while you can! Love your channel.

[@markanthonyelo]

Next auto video up for me was Gary at the Computer History Museum presenting the history of the laser printer. Great story Dave.

[@irina15160]

Hi Dave, thanks for sharing! Beautifully laid out and easy to listen to and follow as always! Luckily for us, u are our Jim and Garry so please make sure to share and don't get mad if we ask too many questions. Cheers!

[@glasser2819]

yep, true 👍

[@Audiojack_]

So Dave's like the main character in an RPG, going through every question until the NPC runs out of things to say.

[@FarCryBaby]

Within the spectrum specified that is ;)

[@onlyeyeno]

Thanks for another interesting "tale of Your times at M.S", and I can't help but being a bit jealous of You for having had the opportunity to meet and work with so many great people. Best regards .P.S. ..Jsz "Trumpet WinSock"... there's a """word""" I thought I'd never hear again... :)

[@THB192]

The story of Gary's development of the laser printer was truly wild. He was at R&D in Rochester, and had to beg a transfer to PARC because he was doing work with lasers and optics in an attempt to... well, make a laser printer, and nobody in Rochester saw the value in that.

[@immortalxgr]

I could listen to you for hours man. Fantastic style and presentation. Kudos to you for devoting a whole episode to Mr Starkweather. Keep doing more of these please. I'd also love to see you do some sort of old-school C/C++ programming series. Not the modern stuff, there's enough of this already. Keep up the good work Dave!