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Tell HN: Charles Irby has passed away
33 points by steven123 9 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments
Charles was my uncle, and he worked at Xerox PARC back in the heyday. He worked on the original Star OS and so much more.

He was a big inspiration and hero to me, being a software engineer myself.

Just thought I would share.



Very sorry for your loss. I see he has a Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Irby


I do not know you, nor did I know your uncle. Nevertheless he was an influence on you and I'm sorry for your loss. May you walk in his light.

https://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php%3Fdate=2012...


https://thedemoat50.org/symposium/speakers/charles-irby/

https://youtu.be/xJzYRgmnJrE?t=538


Growing up hearing about the legendary work at Xerox PARC was inspiring to me, especially in the Midwest where there wasn’t a lot of tech. RIP.




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