Ctrl-Alt-Del Inventor To Retire From IBM 459
wherley writes "AP reports that IBM'er David Bradley, who came up with the (in)famous Ctrl-Alt-Delete key combination, is retiring. The article mentions: 'At a 20-year celebration for the IBM PC, Bradley was on a panel with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other tech icons. The discussion turned to the keys. 'I may have invented it, but Bill made it famous,' Bradley said. Gates didn't laugh. The key combination also is used when software, such as Microsoft's Windows operating system, fails'." We featured a story on Bradley a few months back.
If it weren't for this guy (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks . . . I think . . .
Ownership... (Score:5, Funny)
*jealous* (Score:5, Funny)
"You know I invented CTRL ALT DEL?"
Thank you David...... (Score:2, Funny)
Now (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, when we push it, it puts me in Windows...so I'm still associating bad things here.
Yeah Yeah Yeah (Score:3, Funny)
Credit (Score:5, Funny)
"Well, I just don't know... Have you tried rebooting?"
New Windows Keyboard (Score:5, Funny)
Re:*jealous* (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why only that combination? (Score:3, Funny)
Well, then, it must be true.
Re:*jealous* (Score:5, Funny)
You just know that when he does try that line the girl will either be a mac user or still be running Win98 and the inevitable explanation will be even dorkier. Best to stick with, "I'm highly paid in the tech sector." Avoid saying 'programmer,' wear clean pants, and shower!
Why that order? (Score:4, Funny)
Not that we can change it now...
Three Finger Salute? (Score:5, Funny)
screw that - give me Mac OS X (Score:5, Funny)
Old developers don't retire ... (Score:5, Funny)
The stuff legends are made of! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:screw that - give me Mac OS X (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Why only that combination? (Score:1, Funny)
Its even harder to type on a Sun Type 6 keyboard with only one hand.
(Why? Think SunPCi.)
The Origin (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why only that combination? (Score:5, Funny)
I think she has noticed how my head turns red and I leap around now. Stimuli->Response!
Only in Windows... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:screw that - give me Mac OS X (Score:3, Funny)
As a OSX lover, I should laugh...
As a Linux lover, I should be slightly ticked off...
As a Windows disliker, I should roll on the floor while laughing...
So I'll settle for a cross stare, while I laugh (2x) and roll on the floor.
Real Linux Administrators (Score:5, Funny)
Billy better not laugh (Score:5, Funny)
He's not retiring (Score:5, Funny)
He's just rebooting.
Re:Why only that combination? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:If it weren't for this guy (Score:2, Funny)
Thanks a lot. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:if only it always worked (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why only that combination? (Score:1, Funny)
Oh yea? Well when I'm done wacking off I frequently let my shlong drop on the keyboard and this often results in a reboot. It kind of adds to the experience: "Your gone bitch". I smoke a cig while my machine reboots.
Perhaps he would have put them right next together (Score:3, Funny)
However, it is a cooler sign to flash to the MSCE gangsters that hang out at my company for some reason . . .
Bill? (Score:4, Funny)
Destroy microsoft. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:if only it always worked (Score:5, Funny)
So, Time To Retire The IBM-Compatible PC, Right? (Score:2, Funny)
Got me in the biz! (Score:2, Funny)
Hey, $25 /hr in 1986? Don't knock it 'til you tried it...
Re:screw that - give me Mac OS X (Score:5, Funny)
Re:if only it always worked (Score:5, Funny)
Re:if only it always worked (Score:1, Funny)
Microsoft keyboard (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Why only that combination? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Lisp machines (Score:4, Funny)
Retired (Score:3, Funny)
Or his last performance review at IBM: "I know you invented CTRL-ALT-DEL, but what have you done for us lately?"
At least now he has time to spend in the garage on his latest invention, SHIFT-ESC-HOME.
My favorite Ctrl-Alt-Delete story: Deadlock (Score:2, Funny)
"You're losing! Hit Control-Alt-Delete!"
It was a good 10 minutes before I could stop laughing long enough to resume playing the game.
Re:Regarding "Bill did not laugh"... (Score:1, Funny)