ashishbabu 1 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Have you ever thought of the person who invented "CTRL + ALT + DEL" key combination. "David Bradley" -- He is the One who spent 1 minute and 23 seconds in writing the source code that rescues the world's PC users for decades This extraordinary IBM employee is retiring on Friday after a prolong service of 29 years. His formula forces obstinate computers to restart when they no longer follow other commands. By 1980, Bradley was one of 12 people working to create the debut. The engineers knew they had to design a simple way to restart the computer when it fails to respond the user Bradley wrote the code to make it work. Bradley says. "I did a lot of other things than Ctrl-Alt-Delete, but I'm famous for that one." His fame and success is achieved each time a PC user fails. He Commented His relationship with Bill gates by saying "I may have invented it, but Bill gates made it famous by applying my formula when ever any Microsoft's Windows operating system made by him CRASHES, thus I win when ever he looses". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vishal Gupta 4 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 And guess what! Ctrl + Alt + Del and Windows r made for each other... YEH HAI JODI NO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashoksoft 83 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 That was nice info mate.... liked that ... never knew it either Cheers Ashok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 a windows programmer for years ! and i dint knew that who invented it !! the most useful (and used ) feature of windows lol . thanks for the info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utsav 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 David Bradley spent five minutes writing the computer code that has bailed out the world's PC users for decades. The result was one of the most well-known key combinations around: CtrlAltDelete. It forces obstinate computers to restart when they will no longer follow other commands. Bradley, 55, is getting a new start of his own. He's retiring Friday after 28.5 years with IBM. Bradley joined the company in June 1975 as an engineer in Boca Raton, Florida. By 1980, he was one of 12 working to create the IBM PC. He now works at IBM's facility in Research Triangle Park. The engineers knew they had to design a simple way to restart the computer should it fail. Bradley wrote the code to make it work. "I didn't know it was going to be a cultural icon," Bradley said. "I did a lot of other things than CtrlAltDelete, but I'm famous for that one." http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/29/c...tdelete.man.ap/ His fame depends on others failures. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/29/c...tdelete.man.ap/ At a 20-year celebration for the IBM PC, Bradley was on a panel with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other tech icons. The discussion turned to the keys. "I may have invented it, but Bill made it famous," Bradley said. Gates didn't laugh. The key combination also is used when software, such as Microsoft's Windows operating system, fails. Bradley, whose name was once mentioned as a clue in the final round of the TV game show "Jeopardy," will continue teaching at North Carolina State University after retirement. His office is filled with memories of his time at IBM and the keys that brought him fame in the tech world. He says he has almost every cartoon that featured CtrlAltDelete. There are video clips of the "Jeopardy" show and the panel with Gates. "After having been the answer on final 'Jeopardy,' if I can be a clue in 'The New York Times' Sunday crossword puzzle, I will have met all my life's goals," Bradley said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashoksoft 83 Report post Posted October 20, 2005 amazing info mates.... OMG!!!!!!! I gotta press Ctrl+Alt+Del now, and wish its creator all the very best in his ... (computer hang.... thanks to bill gates @ work) cheers Ashok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
