David Bradley spent five minutes writing the computer code that has bailed out the world's PC users for decades.The man is now retiring after 20 plus years with IBM.
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.
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.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
There's a Mr. Ctrl+Alt+Delete
But you should call him Mr. Bradley
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