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rug...@gmail.com
Oct 26, 2012, 1:43:43 AM10/26/12
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Hey guys,
Just noticed this on comp.lang.c and thought you might want to know. :-(
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:11:24 PM UTC-5, 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.
>
Hey guys,
Just noticed this on comp.lang.c and thought you might want to know. :-(
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:11:24 PM UTC-5, 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.
>
Winston19842005
Oct 30, 2012, 7:34:01 AM10/30/12
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On 10/26/12 1:43 AM, in article
64abc589-e994-4c03...@googlegroups.com, "rug...@gmail.com"
Yes, I remember him... I didn't directly interact with him on Usenet, that I
can recall... but I do remember reading his posts on one of the three groups
you mention. Most likely a.f.c or c.l.c.... I didn't spend too much time on
the cpm group...
I'll drink a toast to him!
64abc589-e994-4c03...@googlegroups.com, "rug...@gmail.com"
can recall... but I do remember reading his posts on one of the three groups
you mention. Most likely a.f.c or c.l.c.... I didn't spend too much time on
the cpm group...
I'll drink a toast to him!
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