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Re: %043127 just had his bits turned off
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Gsainc <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:24:38 -0500
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Thanks for letting us know Alfredo.

Fred was a truly unique and gifted icon.

Last I saw Fred was at an HP3000 rug get-together/conference just in or near Houston maybe 5 or 6 or more years ago.

I believe he was suffering with Parkinson's at the time, but you would hardly know it by his demeanour.

He was a joy to be with and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.


Gilles Schipper 
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> On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:01 PM, F. Alfredo Rego <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Fred White just passed away surrounded by his loving family.
> 
> I wonder how many IMAGE/3000 databases (and TurboIMAGE, and IMAGE/SQL) in the world have had, have, and will continue to have the %043127 flag.  This includes databases residing in all kinds of backup media.
> 
> Alfredo
> 
> P.S. 
> For non-bits-and-bytes folks who may not be familiar with the legendary early story of MPE, %043127 is the octal representation of “FW” — the flag for a normal IMAGE/3000 database (and TurboIMAGE, and IMAGE/SQL).
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