he was the ex-employee of IBM.
2006-08-03 21:54:21 · 4 answers · asked by Harish V 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Its David Bradley. Just c the links below for more info
2006-08-03 22:04:53 · answer #1 · answered by ravi g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a PC, holding down the CTRL and ALT keys and pressing the DEL key reboots the system. The now-indispensable technique was popularized by Microsoft, but actually invented by IBM engineer David Bradley in 1981 while working on the team that built the IBM PC. Bradley wanted to ensure that users did not reboot accidentally and deliberately chose three keys that were far apart from each other.
2006-08-05 00:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ravi Manral 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harish
Bradley, 55, 28.5 years with IBM.
Bradley joined the company in June 1975 as an engineer in Boca Raton, Florida. By 1980, he was one of 12 working to create the IBM PC. He now works at IBM's facility in Research Triangle Park.
The engineers knew they had to design a simple way to restart the computer should it fail. Bradley wrote the code to make it work.
At a 20-year celebration for the IBM PC, Bradley was on a panel with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other tech icons. The discussion turned to the keys.
"I may have invented it, but Bill made it famous," Bradley said.
The key combination also is used when software, such as Microsoft's Windows operating system, fails.
2006-08-04 07:15:54 · answer #3 · answered by Joe_Young 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man who designed windows 95
2006-08-04 05:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋