Letwin is in the middle row, at the right, in 1978.
James Gordon Letwin (born July 2, 1952)[1] is an American software developer who is known for being one of the original 13 employees at Microsoft (then known as "Micro-Soft") in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2]
Background[]
Prior to joining Microsoft, Letwin worked for Heathkit, working on HDOS, Benton Harbor Basic, and porting Colossal Cave Adventure.[3][4]
Microsoft[]
Letwin is in the back row, second from the right, in 2008.
Hired in 1978, 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.[5]
After Microsoft[]
Letwin left Microsoft in 1993 to "kick back" with his wife.[6] While at Microsoft he had become a millionaire, with a 2000 TIME article estimating his worth at around $20 million.[2] 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.[2] In April 2008, Letwin gathered with the other original Micro-Soft staff for a 30th anniversary reunion.[7]
References[]
- ↑ "You searched: Gordon Letwin 19520702". Public Background Checks. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 August, Melissa (2000-05-01). "25 Years Ago At Microsoft". TIME. Archived from the original on 2002-02-16.
- ↑ H DOS = "Heath Disk Operating System", Lexikon's History of Computing. 1980. Archived 2005-05-05.
- ↑ Shoemaker, D C (June 1981). "Treasures on Disk". 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.
- ↑ Associated Press (2000-04-12). "A look at Microsoft's first 11 employees". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2001-04-24.
- ↑ WHERE ARE THEY NOW? What happened to the people in Microsoft's iconic 1978 company photo by Jay Yarow / Matt Weinberger, Business Insider. 2011 / 2019-01-26.
Bibliography[]
- Letwin, Gordon (1988). Inside OS/2. Microsoft Press. ISBN 1-55615-117-9.
External links[]
- What's happening to OS/2 by Gordon Letwin at Usenet: comp.os.ms-windows.misc (1995-08-17)
- Gordon Letwin at Wikipedia
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