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| Started by | "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> |
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| First post | 2012-10-25 15:11 -0500 |
| Last post | 2012-11-11 10:43 -0500 |
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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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| From | "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-25 15:11 -0500 |
| Subject | C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012 |
| Message-ID | <k6c6db$tp4$1@dont-email.me> |
I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away. He used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c. He had a long and involved history with computers and programming. He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012. I'm sure most everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor. His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp website: http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o His obituary is at: http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet. I'm sure many here will mourn his passing. -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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| From | philo <" philo"@privacy.net> |
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| Date | 2012-10-25 15:57 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <k6c93f$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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| From | Patrick Scheible <kkt@zipcon.net> |
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| Date | 2012-10-25 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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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
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| Date | 2012-10-25 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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| From | Bruce Morgen <editor@juno.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-25 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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| From | Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> |
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| Date | 2012-10-25 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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| From | Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> |
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| Date | 2012-10-26 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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| From | Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-26 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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| From | Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-26 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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| From | jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-26 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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| From | "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2012-10-27 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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| From | "dott.Piergiorgio" <chiedetelo@ask.me> |
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| Date | 2012-10-26 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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| From | Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> |
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| Date | 2012-10-27 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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| From | pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-26 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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| From | Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> |
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| Date | 2012-10-26 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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| From | Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-27 06:00 -0700 |
| Subject | Re: 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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| From | Bernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au> |
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| Date | 2012-10-29 11:22 +0800 |
| Subject | Re: 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. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Somewhere in Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | For every complex problem there is an X against HTML mail | answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. / \ and postings | --HL Mencken
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| From | Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-29 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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| From | BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> |
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| Date | 2012-10-29 22:01 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <k6mub6$c0n$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #27689 |
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:11:12 -0500, Charles Richmond wrote: > I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away. He > used to be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and > comp.lang.c. He had a long and involved history with computers and > programming. He was born in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and > passed away in Damariscotta, Maine on June 4, 2012. I'm sure most > everyone here remembers him and his posts to Usenet. One of his many > accomplishments was writing an article for an early Dr. Dobbs magazine > on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 microprocessor. > > His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of > his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp > website: > > http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o > > His obituary is at: > > http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj > > I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet. > I'm sure many here will mourn his passing. Thank you for the update. This is sad news, and you are certainly not the only person he helped. Many here will miss him.
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| From | timcaffrey@aol.com (Tim McCaffrey) |
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| Date | 2012-10-31 18:16 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <k6rpt4$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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