Just checked out the web site... they give Donna Dubinsky credit as the force
behind PDAs!
There's a brief mention of Jeff Hawkins, and an even briefer mention of the
Newton as a "market dud".
Sigh... talk about your dummied-down history.
I ought to send these people my research of PDAs from the 1970s.
I didn't check out the rest of the web site. Anyone else see other glaring
myths or oversimplifications?
--- John Allain <allain_at_panix.com> wrote:
> I just heard from a radio interview that the book of the
> PBS series 'They Made America' supposedly mentions Gary Kildall.
> No guarantee, but if the ser. is in chnonological order then
> you might want to check it out two weeks from today.
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/
> He's in the book, they said.
>
> John A.
> Not affiliated with the book or show.
>
>
>
>
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