Wednesday February 02, 2005

Dorothy McEwen RIP

I just heard that Dorothy McEwen died Monday night at her home in Carmel Valley. Dorothy with her then husband Gary Kildall founded Digital Research. DRI was a pioneer in the computer industry. They created and sold CP/M, the first microcomputer operating system. Dorothy hired me at DRI in 1982 as the technical support manager. From my perspective she ran the business side of the company and Gary ran the technical side. It was a real honor to be a part of what they created and what we even then knew was the birth of the the personal computer. Dorothy was a great lady and I have the utmost respect for her and for what she achieved.

The email I received said that she died of brain cancer which she had been fighting for the last two years. She was an amazing woman and between Gary and her; they left their mark on this earth for the better.