Dorothy McEwen Kildall

Dorothy McEwen Kildall, often known as Dorothy McEwen,[1] (1943–2005) was an American microcomputer industry pioneer. She was married to Gary Kildall and cofounded Digital Research, managing its marketing and daily operations. She was directly involved in IBM's famous unsuccessful attempt in 1980 to license CP/M for the IBM Personal Computer.[2][3] They separated in 1983, and later divorced. McEwen died in 2005 from brain cancer.[4]

References
  1. "Dorothy McEwen (Dorothy Kildall)". Digital Research. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. Harry Henderson (14 May 2014). A to Z of Computer Scientists. Infobase Publishing. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-4381-0918-3.
  3. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. (23 April 1984). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. pp. 56–. ISSN 0199-6649.
  4. "Dorothy McEwen, 61, ex-wife of operating system pionee". Associated Press. Retrieved 21 October 2019.


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