Bryan Cantrill

We're elaborating a little bit on who Gordon Bell was. I think Gordon Bell has passed away. Right. That was. Yeah.

We're elaborating a little bit on who Gordon Bell was. I think Gordon Bell has passed away. Right. That was. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. But describe Gordon Bell a little bit because, yeah, Gordon Bell just passed away last year, May of 2024. But so a pioneer of computing, for sure. And just kind of amazing to think of. I mean, the discipline is still so young, you know, in so many regards that you have. So he goes to work for and then picks up his family and moves to the West Coast to go to Berkeley Computer Company.

Yeah. Yeah. But describe Gordon Bell a little bit because, yeah, Gordon Bell just passed away last year, May of 2024. But so a pioneer of computing, for sure. And just kind of amazing to think of. I mean, the discipline is still so young, you know, in so many regards that you have. So he goes to work for and then picks up his family and moves to the West Coast to go to Berkeley Computer Company.

That's amazing. Yeah.

That's amazing. Yeah.

Yeah, for sure. And I know it's gauche to make reference to one's early own podcast. Although actually, I mean, do I actually believe that? Because I do it so frequently. You do it all the time.

Yeah, for sure. And I know it's gauche to make reference to one's early own podcast. Although actually, I mean, do I actually believe that? Because I do it so frequently. You do it all the time.

Yeah, exactly. I'll gauche it up. But our conversation with Roger Cadorey was so good in that regard, Adam. And that was the... I ran into Raja, but a pioneer in his own right. And just talking about the differences between the CPU and GPU and FPGA and ASIC and when you need these different things. And soft logic and FPGA has got a very important role to play. So yeah, kind of wild that you're

Yeah, exactly. I'll gauche it up. But our conversation with Roger Cadorey was so good in that regard, Adam. And that was the... I ran into Raja, but a pioneer in his own right. And just talking about the differences between the CPU and GPU and FPGA and ASIC and when you need these different things. And soft logic and FPGA has got a very important role to play. So yeah, kind of wild that you're

Uh, that your dad was proposing this in his, in his PhD thesis. That is, that's really, it's crazy.

Uh, that your dad was proposing this in his, in his PhD thesis. That is, that's really, it's crazy.

It's Altera. Altera. Well, there was the other one. Yeah, there are the, uh, this is where you get the, uh, there are a couple other ones. Lattice is definitely weeping because you, you're the other one you're referring to is not Lattice. It's Altera. Um, yeah, Altera was, was an Intel property. Um, And what the hell? I'm just going to make reference to our episode on Intel.

It's Altera. Altera. Well, there was the other one. Yeah, there are the, uh, this is where you get the, uh, there are a couple other ones. Lattice is definitely weeping because you, you're the other one you're referring to is not Lattice. It's Altera. Um, yeah, Altera was, was an Intel property. Um, And what the hell? I'm just going to make reference to our episode on Intel.

Sorry, Intel Alpha Gelsinger. I'm not going to apologize for it. You know what? I'm loud and proud about it. You should go listen to our Intel Alpha Gelsinger episode. I think we mentioned Altair at least once. Yeah. So he, that's a great question because he, I mean, clearly that, I mean, that's an entire industry.

Sorry, Intel Alpha Gelsinger. I'm not going to apologize for it. You know what? I'm loud and proud about it. You should go listen to our Intel Alpha Gelsinger episode. I think we mentioned Altair at least once. Yeah. So he, that's a great question because he, I mean, clearly that, I mean, that's an entire industry.

contributor to uh to digital video graphics which i'll well i'm sure we'll go into in great detail yeah i mean it's it's almost understating it in terms of his i mean he is he really he's at xerox park and you know randy i know that that uh you're a big fan as am i of dealers of lightning the book on on xerox park and

contributor to uh to digital video graphics which i'll well i'm sure we'll go into in great detail yeah i mean it's it's almost understating it in terms of his i mean he is he really he's at xerox park and you know randy i know that that uh you're a big fan as am i of dealers of lightning the book on on xerox park and

And I'm sure you've read it many times, but the chapter on your dad I think is just extraordinary. And what's kind of amazing to me is that he is actually too revolutionary for Xerox PARC. One thing I wanted to ask you, because what he's doing in particular is he wants to build a color display, which is absolute madness. This is like in, what, 1974, something like that?

And I'm sure you've read it many times, but the chapter on your dad I think is just extraordinary. And what's kind of amazing to me is that he is actually too revolutionary for Xerox PARC. One thing I wanted to ask you, because what he's doing in particular is he wants to build a color display, which is absolute madness. This is like in, what, 1974, something like that?