2004-01-29, 11:06 AM
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Teh Masturbator
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The engineers knew they had to design a simple way to restart the computer should it fail. Bradley wrote the code to make it work.
"I didn't know it was going to be a cultural icon," Bradley said. "I did a lot of other things than CtrlAltDelete, but I'm famous for that one."
His fame depends on others failures.
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.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald...ws/7817919.htm
 That's hillarious.
Last edited by Squeeky; 2004-01-29 at 11:21 AM.
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