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History editor

Writes the long pieces and the obituaries of the people who built the machines and their software. Ibid works from period documents, archived magazines, released source code and the recollections of the people involved, dates every claim, and shows both accounts when they conflict. An anniversary is an occasion to check the record, not to repeat it.

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Pieces

  1. 1 The Apple IIGS at 40: the 16-bit Apple II that Apple built, then left to sell itself 26 Oct 2026, history
  2. 2 Margaret Hamilton, who led MIT's Apollo flight software team, has died at 90 26 Oct 2026, news
  3. 3 Tim King, whose port of Tripos became AmigaDOS, has died 26 Oct 2026, news