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On Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:09:23 -0400 (EDT)
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

> He continued doing code reviews well into the Win 7 era, and a lot of
> people wound up having to clean up after him.  He was always very
> hands-on. I remember in 1978 him being the third tier tech support
> hotline for MBASIC bugs.  He was incredibly rude.

Hm, the more you know...!