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Oral History of Dave Cutler Part 1

Computer History Museum · interview · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A Computer History Museum oral history interview with Dave Cutler, covering his youth, early work on operating systems at DuPont and Digital Equipment, and his path toward VMS and Windows NT. This is part one of a long-form interview.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a rare long-form interview with a legendary operating system designer, though some find it light on technical detail.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Computer History Museum long form interviews”

    Long-form Computer History Museum interview with Dave Cutler

    GeekyBear, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Windows XP source code has leaked”

  2. “The Computer History Museum oral history interview with David Cutler is also very good”

    Oral history interview with David Cutler

    randomifcpfan, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Dave Cutler: The Secret History of Microsoft Windows [video]”

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Topics: dave cutler, windows nt, vms, dec, oral history

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