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| <!-- Commented out: ], ], ]<br/>Middle: ], ], ], '''Gordon Letwin'''<br/>Bottom: ], ], ], ]<br/>Not pictured: ], Miriam Lubow<ref name="Allen2011">{{Cite_book|author=Paul Allen|title=Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3lFczEsFLRsC&pg=PT85|date=19 April 2011|publisher=Penguin Group US|isbn=978-1-101-47645-1|pages=85}}</ref><br/><br/>Gates described this photo in 2009 as "that famous picture that provides indisputable proof that your average computer geek from the late 1970s was not exactly on the cutting edge of fashion."<ref>{{cite web | title=Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories | url=https://gizmodo.com/5321463/bill-gates-my-1979-memories | accessdate=November 30, 2012 }}</ref>]] --><!--Fair use rationale: image wikipedied for educational and journalistic purposes in the encyclopedia article about a person shown in the photo to depict how that person looks like, there is no public domain image available, and the use of the image does not prohibit the copyright holder from using the photo.--> | |||
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| '''James Gordon Letwin''' (born July 2, 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicbackgroundchecks.com/SearchResponse.aspx?view=NM&fn=GORDON&mn=&ln=LETWIN&city=&state=&zip=&dob=19520702&age= |title=You searched: Gordon Letwin 19520702|publisher=Public Background Checks |date= |accessdate=2011 |
'''James Gordon Letwin''' (born July 2, 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicbackgroundchecks.com/SearchResponse.aspx?view=NM&fn=GORDON&mn=&ln=LETWIN&city=&state=&zip=&dob=19520702&age= |title=You searched: Gordon Letwin 19520702|publisher=Public Background Checks |date= |accessdate=April 10, 2011}}</ref> is an American ] and one of the eleven early ] employees who posed for an ] taken in Albuquerque in 1978.<ref name="25years">{{cite magazine | url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,996817,00.html | title=25 Years Ago At Microsoft | magazine=] | date=May 1, 2000 | access-date=September 16, 2006}}</ref> | ||
| Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked for ], porting '']'' to the computer<ref name="shoemaker198106">{{Cite magazine |last=Shoemaker |first=D C |date=June 1981 |title=Treasures on Disk |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1981-06/1981_06_BYTE_06-06_Operating_Systems#page/n15/mode/2up |department=Letters |magazine= |
Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked for ], porting '']'' to the computer<ref name="shoemaker198106">{{Cite magazine |last=Shoemaker |first=D C |date=June 1981 |title=Treasures on Disk |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1981-06/1981_06_BYTE_06-06_Operating_Systems#page/n15/mode/2up |department=Letters |magazine=] |page=14}}</ref> and working on ] and ]. | ||
| Letwin's first project at Microsoft was writing a ] compiler. He is most noted for being the lead architect of the ] ] on the Microsoft side, with ] being the lead architect from ]'s side. Letwin contributed much of the design and code for several core components, including the ] ].<ref>{{cite book | title=Showstopper! The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft | first=G. Pascal | last=Zachary | year=1994 | publisher=Warner Books | isbn=0-02-935671-7 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/showstopperbreak00zach }}</ref> | Letwin's first project at Microsoft was writing a ] compiler. He is most noted for being the lead architect of the ] ] on the Microsoft side, with ] being the lead architect from ]'s side. Letwin contributed much of the design and code for several core components, including the ] ].<ref>{{cite book | title=Showstopper! The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft | first=G. Pascal | last=Zachary | year=1994 | publisher=Warner Books | isbn=0-02-935671-7 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/showstopperbreak00zach }}</ref> | ||
| Letwin left Microsoft in 1993 to "kick back" with his wife.<ref>{{cite news | |
Letwin left Microsoft in 1993 to "kick back" with his wife.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=A look at Microsoft's first 11 employees |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/ms7804122000.htm |newspaper=Boston Herald |date=April 12, 2000 |accessdate=February 21, 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20010424144910/http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/ms7804122000.htm |archivedate = April 24, 2001}}</ref> While at Microsoft he had become a millionaire, with a 2000 '']'' article estimating his worth at around $20 million.<ref name="25years" /> Since leaving Microsoft, Letwin has donated substantial amounts of money to environmental causes via the ], a charitable foundation created by him and his wife, Rose.<ref name="25years" /> | ||
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American software developer and early Microsoft employee
James Gordon Letwin (born July 2, 1952) is an American software developer and one of the eleven early Microsoft employees who posed for an iconic staff portrait taken in Albuquerque in 1978.
Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked for Heathkit, porting Colossal Cave Adventure to the computer and working on HDOS and Benton Harbor BASIC.
Letwin's first project at Microsoft was writing a BASIC compiler. He is most noted for being the lead architect of the OS/2 operating system on the Microsoft side, with Ed Iacobucci being the lead architect from IBM's side. Letwin contributed much of the design and code for several core components, including the HPFS file system.
Letwin left Microsoft in 1993 to "kick back" with his wife. While at Microsoft he had become a millionaire, with a 2000 Time article estimating his worth at around $20 million. Since leaving Microsoft, Letwin has donated substantial amounts of money to environmental causes via the Wilburforce Foundation, a charitable foundation created by him and his wife, Rose.
See also
References
- "You searched: Gordon Letwin 19520702". Public Background Checks. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "25 Years Ago At Microsoft". Time. May 1, 2000. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- Shoemaker, D C (June 1981). "Treasures on Disk". Letters. Byte. p. 14.
- Zachary, G. Pascal (1994). Showstopper! The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft. Warner Books. ISBN 0-02-935671-7.
- "A look at Microsoft's first 11 employees". Boston Herald. Associated Press. April 12, 2000. Archived from the original on April 24, 2001. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
Bibliography
- Letwin, Gordon (1988). Inside OS/2. Microsoft Press. ISBN 1-55615-117-9.
External links
- Long Usenet post by Letwin explaining what happened to OS/2 from Microsoft's point of view - August 1995
- Summary of his work at Heathkit on HDOS prior to joining Microsoft - 1980
- What Happened To The People In Microsoft's Iconic 1978 Company Photo - Business Insider, January 2011