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Origin of CTRL-ALT-DELETE
David Bradley describes how he invented CTRL-ALT-DEL, then tries to backpedal after he inadvertently slams Bill Gates for making it famous.
Apr 13, 2005 4:03 PM
Re: Origin of CTRL-ALT-DELETE
Ironically, I had to use when I clicked on this link. Thanks, Bill! ;)
By: Danziger
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What did this clip come from? I would like to watch the whole thing...
By: nickc
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Yeah, first thing that i thought of when I saw the wideshot.
By: Skullpop
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I would too. The funniest part of it is that Bill Gates is the best looking guy up there. :P
By: PRockGirlScout
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wow....that was a cold remark....insult the world's richest man....great thinking ace.....
By: Kaosvibes
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He went home and was killed by a robot that shot rubies at him then stopped working for no apparent reason.
Great clip!
Great clip!
By: Szech
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Apple computers don't have Ctrl-Alt-Delete, because they are magical machines which don't have memory leaks, hung processes, or exceptions.
By: ByteBaron
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sure they do...but that button is hidden in the bottom of the ocean...be sure to bring your mac for the ride....
By: Kaosvibes
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You're richer than God Bill, and only because you ripped off ideas that were never yours. GET OVER IT and quit taking yourself so seriously.
By: Hamerlee
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Sure he does. I fell asleep last night with the TV on in the bedroom. I woke this morning to some televangelist who was promising miracles of money as a result of a free phone call to his ministry that would send me special miracle holy water.
By: spam_vigilante
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"Good artists copy, great artists steal." - Picasso
The people at Microsoft may not have come up with all their ideas themselves, but they are the ones that turned them into software people actually use.
The people at Microsoft may not have come up with all their ideas themselves, but they are the ones that turned them into software people actually use.
By: Geist
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That wasn't a good day for Mr. Bradley.
He returned home to find his 2 dogs and 3 cats had died from their heads falling off.
He returned home to find his 2 dogs and 3 cats had died from their heads falling off.
By: Topp
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I LOVE this clip. I'm already sending it to my closest friends!
By: xptraveler
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Originally it was CTRL-ALT-ESC. Wikipedia has the whole story...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl-alt-del
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl-alt-del
By: digitaldoug
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I remember watching this when it aired on TV MANY MANY years ago, but I can't remember what program it was on.
Can someone post an airdate or what show this was on? It seems like it was on some pbs special or something.
Awesome clip!!!
Can someone post an airdate or what show this was on? It seems like it was on some pbs special or something.
Awesome clip!!!
By: samalex
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David Bradley was actually murdered 2 week after this incidient
By: Ledatru
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Bradley is a Professor at NC state...I had him as a professor actually. I think i remember him saying that he invented it back in the early-mid 80's so maybe this aired mid-late 80's is my guess. but anyways...he's not saying that Bill "stole" the idea...he just made it famous. I dont see that as a put down at all. Bradley is a smart man and did much at IBM.
By: kmac5656
