[Coco] Dennis Ritchie

[Steve Batson]

With all due respect Dennis Ritchie and Steve Jobs, as well as everyone on 
this list that commented on this topic, I don't see this as an intentional 
slam by the media. Let's face it, they do what they can do, when they can 
as fast as they can to get readers and make money. It needs to be 
considered that everyone with apple products including iTunes Software 
pretty much knows who Steve Jobs was. Dennis Ritchie is most known by the 
computer geeks and programmers. Even with front page coverage, people would 
have probably would have glazed over after the first few sentences. With 
Jobs, people knew the face, the name and the company so they could directly 
associate him with all the cool products...So the media could milk it like 
crazy. They weren't Ritchie or not recognizing him for what he did, they 
were simply chasing the all might dollar as they always do.

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From: "Chester A Patterson" <vchester at setec-cr.com>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 1:22 PM
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: [Coco] Dennis Ritchie 

Recently a post or two complained about how Steve Jobs was far more 
recognized in media, erroneously, than Dennis Ritchie.

The Economist On-Line is one that did NOT follow the pack in that respect.

Without permission and totally illegally I here partially quote

Dennis Ritchie, a father of modern computing, died on October 8th, aged 70

EVERY time you tap an iSomething, you are touching a little piece of Steve 
Jobs. His singular vision shaped the products Apple has conjured up, 
especially over the last 14 years, after Jobs returned to the helm of the 
company he had founded. Jobs's death in October resembled the passing of a 
major religious figure. But all of his technological miracles, along with a 
billion others sold by Apple's competitors, would be merely pretty 
receptacles were it not for Dennis Ritchie. It is to him that they owe 
their digital souls, the operating systems and programs which make them 
tick.

It has been POURING RAIN here in Costa Rica for the last two weeks 
non-stop. Those of you who love good coffee, this season is going to be 
pretty poor!

Chester
TI2/KJ4HLT
Costa Rica

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