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Subject: Fwd: C.B. Falconer, RIP 1931-2012
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Hey guys,
  Just noticed this on comp.lang.c and thought you might want to know.   :-(

On Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:11:24 PM UTC-5, Charles Richmond wrote:
>
> I am sorry to report that C.B. "Chuck" Falconer has passed away.  He used to  
> be a regular in alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.cpm, and comp.lang.c.  He 
> had a long and involved history with computers and programming.  He was born 
> in Switzerland on September 13, 1931 and passed away in Damariscotta, Maine 
> on June 4, 2012.  I'm sure most everyone here remembers him and his posts to 
> Usenet. One of his many accomplishments was writing an article for an early 
> Dr. Dobbs magazine on implementing floating point on the Intel 8080 
> microprocessor.
> 
> His resent resume and the downloadable files from a recent web page of 
> his... can be found at You can a recent resume of his at the ClassicCmp 
> website:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/8fudn4o
> 
> His obituary is at:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/8ahongj
> 
> I know I'm *not* the only person he has helped in his time on Usenet.  I'm 
> sure many here will mourn his passing.
>