John Walker, a computer programmer and co-founder of 3D design software maker Autodesk, died on February 2 at the age of 75
Very sad news on the passing on John Walker, programmer and co-founder of AutoDesk. His contributions to our industry, the rise of the PC, and the modern industrialization of nearly everything were incredibly significant. I thought I would use some of John's own words to show the... [image]
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@samim
@samim
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RIP John Walker (1949 - 2024) @fourmilab https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ ... Founder of Autodesk Inc. ( https://www.fourmilab.ch/...) and supporter of many interesting initiatives such as the RetroPsychoKinesis project ( https://fourmilab.ch/rpkp/) Born in the US, he lived in Swi…
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@jeffnolan
Jeff Nolan
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John Walker, Autodesk founder, died. Few companies can claim to have as much impact on the evolution of personal computers as Autodesk has had. They reinvented entire industries. https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ ...
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@id_aa_carmack
John Carmack
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A social media mutual dying is a sobering event for an aging generation. His aerospace paper made a mark on me: https://www.fourmilab.ch/...
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@rdeil
Richard Easton
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@MorlockP @Fourmilab He was a great guy. His review of my book was brilliant. https://www.amazon.com/...
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@morlockp
@morlockp
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F. @Fourmilab , founder of AutoCAD, has passed. https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ ... He was a mutual, and we swapped emails, and talked about startups and raising sheep (he also had had Icelandics). [image]
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@owenwengerd
Owen Wengerd
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John Walker of @Fourmilab and @autodesk fame has died. John was an extraordinary programmer, engineer, entrepreneur, and friend, notoriously private, yet intensely transparent. John leaves behind a legacy that few can match. https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ ...
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@robkroese
Robert Kroese
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Oh man. John was a great guy and a huge supporter of mine. The character John Walker in the Mammon books is named for him. Was really hoping to get him to BasedCon one of these days. 💔
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@rms80
Ryan Schmidt
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“The Autodesk File” on John Walker's website chronicles the early days of Autodesk and the desktop CAD industry. I've spent many hours lost in there: https://www.fourmilab.ch/... (maybe time to save a copy)
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@woodfenton
Fenton Wood
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This is a terrible shock. John had an incredible fund of aerospace knowledge, and he saved my most recent book from a major, plot-breaking error by suggesting a nuclear rocket technology that would solve it, which I never heard of before.
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@carlbass
Carl Bass
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John Walker @Fourmilab, one of the founders of @Autodesk, passed away this week. He was brilliant, articulate and visionary. Without him, Autodesk would not exist. RIP.
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@dwragg
David Wragg
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The Autodesk File made a huge impact on me. I still clearly remember first reading it (as a PDF on a laptop screen!) about 20 years ago, in a couple of late-into-the-night sittings. So it goes.