David N. Cutler
David Neil "Dave" Cutler (born March 13, 1942 in Lansing , Michigan ) is an American software developer . He developed for the company Digital Equipment Corporation , the real-time operating system VAXELN and the RSX-11 - and the VMS - operating system . He was poached by Microsoft in 1988 to design the new Windows NT operating system and to lead the development.
Life
David Cutler grew up in DeWitt , Michigan. After graduating from Olivet College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1965 , he worked at DuPont . One of his tasks there was to develop computer simulations on digital computers. He eventually left DuPont because of his great interest in operating system architecture .
Cutler's software career began as a co-founder of Agrippa-Ord . Located in Monument Square, Concord, Massachusetts (or possibly Acton, Massachusetts ), it marketed software for LINC and PDP-8 computers.
In addition to his technical skills, Cutler is known for his sardonic humor. This was occasionally reflected in grim error messages .
Cutler is an avid racing driver. He first competed in the Atlantic Championship from 1996 to 2002 and then started a career in the top eight on the Milwaukee Mile 2000.
In 2016 Cutler was accepted as a Fellow of the Computer History Museum .
literature
- Zachary, G. Pascal: Showstopper! (in German The War of Codes , ISBN 3-455-11038-X )
Web links
- short biography (English)
- The engineer's engineer: Computer industry luminaries salute Dave Cutler's five-decade-long quest for quality (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Leading Champ Car Atlantic Site on the Net . champcaratlantic.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Cutler, David N. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cutler, David Neil (full name); Cutler, Dave (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American software engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lansing , Michigan , United States |