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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif ">Hi all,</span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif ">Had to get this from the BBC ... local news is not hot on this stuff.</span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif ">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15287391</span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif ">"<span style=
"color:#800000 ">Pioneering computer scientist Dennis Ritchie has died after a long illness.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#800000 ">Mr Ritchie was one of the creators of the hugely influential Unix operating system and the equally pioneering C programming language.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#800000 ">A vast number of modern technologies depend on the work he and fellow programmers did on Unix and C in the early days of the computer revolution.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#800000 ">Those paying respects said he was a "titan" of the industry whose influence was largely unknown</span><span style=
"color:#000000 ">."</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">In terms of ubiqity ths guy excels Mr Jobs & Mr Gates combined.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">Have a great day.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">Gary</span></span><p>
<font face=arial size = 1 color = Navy><font color=gray face = "helvetica,verdana,arial" size = 1><br>
<font size=2 color="black">Gary Benner </font>MNZCS ITCP<br>
Information Technology Certified Professional <br>
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