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C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012

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  C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2012-10-25 15:11 -0500
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 philo <" philo"@privacy.net> - 2012-10-25 15:57 -0500
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Patrick Scheible <kkt@zipcon.net> - 2012-10-25 14:09 -0700
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-10-25 15:20 -0700
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Bruce Morgen <editor@juno.com> - 2012-10-25 21:27 -0400
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2012-10-25 20:00 -0600
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2012-10-26 08:02 +0100
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2012-10-26 07:58 -0400
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2012-10-26 07:54 -0500
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2012-10-26 12:58 +0000
      Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2012-10-27 12:07 -0800
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "dott.Piergiorgio" <chiedetelo@ask.me> - 2012-10-26 15:24 +0200
      Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2012-10-27 22:21 +0000
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-10-26 20:25 -0400
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-10-26 20:55 -0700
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012 Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-27 06:00 -0700
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012 Bernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au> - 2012-10-29 11:22 +0800
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-10-29 07:50 -0700
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-29 22:01 +0000
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 timcaffrey@aol.com (Tim McCaffrey) - 2012-10-31 18:16 +0000
      Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Nick Spalding <spalding@iol.ie> - 2012-10-31 18:29 +0000
        Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-10-31 17:14 -0400
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-01 19:19 -0700
      Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "Bill Davy" <Bill@SynectixLtd.com> - 2012-11-03 08:18 +0000
    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-09 19:12 -0500
      Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Bruce Morgen <editor@juno.com> - 2012-11-09 19:47 -0500
        Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-11-10 13:56 +1100
          Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2012-11-10 00:28 -0600
            Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-11-10 17:48 +1100
      Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 hormelfree@gmail.com - 2012-11-09 17:27 -0800
      Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2012-11-10 23:42 -0600
        Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 hormelfree@gmail.com - 2012-11-11 06:45 -0800
          Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-11-11 11:17 -0500
            Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-12 12:58 -0500
          Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-11-13 05:02 -0800
            Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 hormelfree@gmail.com - 2012-11-13 06:57 -0800
              Plonking (was Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012) Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-11-13 20:46 +0000
                Re: Plonking (was Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-13 20:13 -0500
                  Re: Plonking Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-11-14 02:17 +0000
                    Re: Plonking BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2012-11-24 11:19 -0700
                      Re: Plonking Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-11-24 21:18 +0000
                        Re: Plonking James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-24 20:25 -0500
                          Re: Plonking Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-11-25 02:23 +0000
                            Re: Plonking James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-24 23:02 -0500
                              Re: Plonking Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-11-25 13:11 +0000
                                Re: Plonking gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2012-11-25 14:24 +0000
                                Re: Plonking Greg Martin <greg@softsprocket.com> - 2012-11-25 09:15 -0800
                                  [OT] Re: Plonking Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-11-25 12:32 -0500
                                Re: Plonking James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-25 17:42 -0500
                                  Re: Plonking Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-11-25 23:17 +0000
                                    Re: Plonking "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-11-25 20:23 -0500
                                    Re: Plonking Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-11-26 03:38 -0800
                                Re: Plonking BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2012-11-26 07:18 -0700
              Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012 Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-11-17 07:03 -0800
                Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012 "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-11-21 18:45 -0500
                  Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012 Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-11-25 05:31 -0800
                    Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012 "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-11-25 20:14 -0500
        Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP  1931-2012 James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-11 10:43 -0500

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#27689 — C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012

From"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com>
Date2012-10-25 15:11 -0500
SubjectC.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012
Message-ID<k6c6db$tp4$1@dont-email.me>
I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used to 
be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.  He 
had a long and involved history with computers and programming.  He was born 
in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and passed away in Damariscotta, Maine 
on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most everyone here remembers him and his posts to 
Usenet. One of his many accomplishments was writing an article for an early 
Dr. Dobbs magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 
microprocessor.

His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of 
his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp 
website:

http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o

His obituary is at:

http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj

I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.  I'm 
sure many here will mourn his passing.

--

numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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#27694

Fromphilo <" philo"@privacy.net>
Date2012-10-25 15:57 -0500
Message-ID<k6c93f$fh1$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#27689
On 10/25/2012 03:11 PM, Charles Richmond wrote:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He
> used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
> comp.lang.c.  He had a long and involved history with computers and
> programming.  He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and
> passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most
> everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many
> accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine
> on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor.
>
> His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of
> his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp
> website:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
>
> His obituary is at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
>
> I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.
> I'm sure many here will mourn his passing.
>
> --
>
> numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
>


Thanks for the info. Sorry to hear the news.

-- 
https://www.createspace.com/3707686

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#27696

FromPatrick Scheible <kkt@zipcon.net>
Date2012-10-25 14:09 -0700
Message-ID<86zk3aqmwf.fsf@zipcon.net>
In reply to#27689
"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> writes:

> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away. 

Oh, that's very sad.  Thanks for letting us know.

-- Patrick

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#27699

FromKeith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Date2012-10-25 15:20 -0700
Message-ID<lnd306tcri.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org>
In reply to#27689
"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> writes:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He
> used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
> comp.lang.c.  He had a long and involved history with computers and
> programming.  He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and
> passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most
> everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many
> accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine
> on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor.

Sad news indeed.  Thank you for posting this.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
    Will write code for food.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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#27702

FromBruce Morgen <editor@juno.com>
Date2012-10-25 21:27 -0400
Message-ID<20oj88pri93iogn9f201jg22n1p0s28328@4ax.com>
In reply to#27689
"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> wrote:

>I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used to 
>be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.  He 
>had a long and involved history with computers and programming.  He was born 
>in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and passed away in Damariscotta, Maine 
>on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most everyone here remembers him and his posts to 
>Usenet. One of his many accomplishments was writing an article for an early 
>Dr. Dobbs magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 
>microprocessor.
>
>His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of 
>his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp 
>website:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
>
>His obituary is at:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
>
>I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.  I'm 
>sure many here will mourn his passing.

I benefitted from Chuck's
work years before I had
access to Usenet -- and in
all my time programming in
the CP/M world, I never
encountered a more solidly
bulletproof tool than his 
"DDTZ" debugger, a true
masterpiece that got me
out of more jams than I
could count back in the
day.  R.I.P.

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#27703

FromJoe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>
Date2012-10-25 20:00 -0600
Message-ID<1bmwza6li2.fsf@new-snowball.wb.pfeifferfamily.net>
In reply to#27689
I am very, very sorry to learn this.  While I never met him in person, I
remember his many valuable contributions to this newsgroup.  I hope that
if anyone is in contact with his family they will convey my condolences.

"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> writes:

> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He
> used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
> comp.lang.c.  He had a long and involved history with computers and
> programming.  He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and
> passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most
> everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many
> accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine
> on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor.
>
> His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of
> his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the
> ClassicCmp website:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
>
> His obituary is at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
>
> I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.
> I'm sure many here will mourn his passing.
>
> --
>
> numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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#27710

FromAhem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
Date2012-10-26 08:02 +0100
Message-ID<20121026080253.01ae2244409f4fdc67c8aa0b@eircom.net>
In reply to#27689
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:11:12 -0500
"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> wrote:

> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used
> to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.

	A sad loss, I've been misssing him for some time.

	Thank you for letting us all know.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith                          |   Directable Mirror Arrays
C:>WIN                                      | A better way to focus the sun
The computer obeys and wins.                |    licences available see
You lose and Bill collects.                 |    http://www.sohara.org/

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#27715

FromPeter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com>
Date2012-10-26 07:58 -0400
Message-ID<k6dt8l$d64$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#27689
On 10/25/2012 4:11 PM, Charles Richmond wrote:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He
> used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
> comp.lang.c.

Oh No :-(  People drift in and out here so you lose track of them, but 
as I recall Chuck always had something interesting to say.  I'm so sad.

-- 
Pete

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#27721

FromLes Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com>
Date2012-10-26 07:54 -0500
Message-ID<k6e15h$4md$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#27689
Charles Richmond wrote:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He
> used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
> comp.lang.c.  He had a long and involved history with computers and
> programming.  He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and
> passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most
> everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many
> accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine
> on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor.
>
> His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of
> his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp
> website:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
>
> His obituary is at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
>
> I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.
> I'm sure many here will mourn his passing.
>
> --
>
> numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
>


very sad. Still, he had a good run.

--
Les Cargill

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#27722

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2012-10-26 12:58 +0000
Message-ID<PM0004CCF64278B990@ac81c45c.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#27689
Charles Richmond wrote:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used to
> be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.  He
> had a long and involved history with computers and programming.  He was born
> in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and passed away in Damariscotta, Maine
> on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most everyone here remembers him and his posts to
> Usenet. One of his many accomplishments was writing an article for an early
> Dr. Dobbs magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080
> microprocessor.

I've been wondering for years where he went.  Thanks for telling me.

/BAH

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#27774

From"Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2012-10-27 12:07 -0800
Message-ID<444.718T1945T7275510@kltpzyxm.invalid>
In reply to#27722
In article <PM0004CCF64278B990@ac81c45c.ipt.aol.com>, See.above@aol.com
(jmfbahciv) writes:

> I've been wondering for years where he went.  Thanks for telling me.

Me too.  Rest in peace, Chuck.

-- 
/~\  cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs)
\ /  I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way.
 X   Top-posted messages will probably be ignored.  See RFC1855.
/ \  HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored.  Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!

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#27724

From"dott.Piergiorgio" <chiedetelo@ask.me>
Date2012-10-26 15:24 +0200
Message-ID<Gawis.1045$5b.404@tornado.fastwebnet.it>
In reply to#27689
Il 25/10/2012 22:11, Charles Richmond ha scritto:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He
> used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
> comp.lang.c.  He had a long and involved history with computers and
> programming.  He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and
> passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most
> everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many
> accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine
> on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor.

sirs, please stand up and raise glass !

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.

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#27780

FromNiklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se>
Date2012-10-27 22:21 +0000
Message-ID<af352lF673nU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#27724
On 2012-10-26, dott.Piergiorgio <chiedetelo@ask.me> wrote:
> Il 25/10/2012 22:11, Charles Richmond ha scritto:
>> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.
>
> sirs, please stand up and raise glass !

To Chuck!

I've long appreciated his posts in afc and clc. Like many others I've
wondered where he went.

Niklas
-- 
Technology makes it possible for people to gain control
over everything, except over technology.
                         -- John Tudor

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#27741

Frompete <pfiland@mindspring.com>
Date2012-10-26 20:25 -0400
Message-ID<508B29FC.7C16@mindspring.com>
In reply to#27689
Charles Richmond wrote:
> 
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away. 

> I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.

He was one of the very few people here 
to have given me solutions
when I directly asked for help with programming problems.

-- 
pete

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#27749

FromGene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
Date2012-10-26 20:55 -0700
Message-ID<fgmm88dugr7cj8uhqmrdd92lf41gr0065b@4ax.com>
In reply to#27689
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:11:12 -0500, "Charles Richmond"
<numerist@aquaporin4.com> wrote:

>I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used to 
>be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.  He 

     Thank you for the news, bad though it is.  I am sorry to hear of
his death.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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#27761 — Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012

FromNick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com>
Date2012-10-27 06:00 -0700
SubjectRe: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012
Message-ID<101c0d05-4c2c-4220-b2d4-7974c1545696@ib4g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>
In reply to#27689
On Oct 25, 9:11 pm, "Charles Richmond" <numer...@aquaporin4.com>
wrote:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used to
> be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.  He
> had a long and involved history with computers and programming.  He was born
> in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and passed away in Damariscotta, Maine
> on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most everyone here remembers him and his posts to
> Usenet. One of his many accomplishments was writing an article for an early
> Dr. Dobbs magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080
> microprocessor.
>
> His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of
> his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp
> website:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
>
> His obituary is at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
>
> I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.  I'm
> sure many here will mourn his passing.

thanks for posting this. He'll be missed.

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#27800 — Re: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012

FromBernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au>
Date2012-10-29 11:22 +0800
SubjectRe: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012
Message-ID<0c91m9x2fh.ln2@innovative.iinet.net.au>
In reply to#27689
"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> wrote:

>I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.
>He used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
>comp.lang.c.  He had a long and involved history with computers and
>programming.  He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and
>passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most
>everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his
>many accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs
>magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080
>microprocessor.

Very sad to read that.  He will be missed.

I trust that the bereaved will find some comfort and joy in their
memories of Chuck.
-- 
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#27803

FromMalcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com>
Date2012-10-29 07:50 -0700
Message-ID<d83e6eb3-222f-4cb3-ae2f-6ae58c0c0c4c@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#27689
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:11:24 PM UTC+1, Charles Richmond wrote:
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away. 
>
Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. 

May he rest in peace.

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#27807

FromBruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com>
Date2012-10-29 22:01 +0000
Message-ID<k6mub6$c0n$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#27689
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:11:12 -0500, Charles Richmond wrote:

> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He
> used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and
> comp.lang.c.  He had a long and involved history with computers and
> programming.  He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and
> passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most
> everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many
> accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine
> on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor.
> 
> His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of
> his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp
> website:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
> 
> His obituary is at:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
> 
> I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet. 
> I'm sure many here will mourn his passing.

Thank you for the update.  This is sad news, and you are certainly not 
the only person he helped.  Many here will miss him.

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#27917

Fromtimcaffrey@aol.com (Tim McCaffrey)
Date2012-10-31 18:16 +0000
Message-ID<k6rpt4$s9u$1@USTR-NEWS.TR.UNISYS.COM>
In reply to#27689
In article <k6c6db$tp4$1@dont-email.me>, numerist@aquaporin4.com says...
>
>I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used to 
>be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.  He 
>had a long and involved history with computers and programming.  He was born 
>in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and passed away in Damariscotta, Maine 
>on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most everyone here remembers him and his posts to 
>Usenet. One of his many accomplishments was writing an article for an early 
>Dr. Dobbs magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 
>microprocessor.
>
>His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of 
>his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp 
>website:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
>
>His obituary is at:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
>
>I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.  I'm 
>sure many here will mourn his passing.

While I didn't get any help from C.B., I did appreciate his posts.  I 
remembered his name from the DDJ article ("Falconer Floating point, 16 bit 
floating point for the 8080", complete with Trig and Transcendental functions 
IIRC).  

He is one of the people I have noticed not posting here, including some other 
people I have occasionally wondered about: Roland Hutchinson and Frank McCoy 
for instance (and there was another guy that posted from Barrow, AK, I can't 
remember his name).  I actually live close enough to Roland I could go see 
one of his "concerts".

		- Tim

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