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John Wallace Walker (May 16, 1949 – February 2, 2024) was an American computer programmer, author and co-founder of the computer-aided design software company Autodesk. He was later recognized for his writing on his website Fourmilab.
Index Librorum Liberorum Fourmilab Table of Contents by John Walker
Mar 6, 2024 · John Walker, a groundbreaking, if reclusive, technology entrepreneur and polymath who was a founder and chief executive of Autodesk, the company that brought the ubiquitous AutoCAD software...
Feb 9, 2024 · The esteemed computer programmer is remembered for his contributions to the software industry and the rise of the PC. John Walker, the co-founder of computer-aided design (CAD) software company...
John Walker, a pioneer in computer-aided design, co-founded AutoCAD, revolutionizing drafting. His visionary work shaped modern engineering practices.
Feb 13, 2024 · Obit Polymath, pioneering developer of software and hardware, a prolific writer, and true old-school hacker John Walker has passed away. His death was announced in a brief personal obituary on SCANALYST, a discussion forum hosted on Walker's own remarkably broad and fascinating website, Fourmilab.
Mar 6, 2024 · John Walker, a groundbreaking, if reclusive, technology entrepreneur and polymath who was a founder and chief executive of Autodesk, the company that brought the ubiquitous AutoCAD software program to the design and architecture masses, died on Feb. 2 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was 74.
The Autodesk File chronicles the history of Autodesk, Inc. and its principal product, AutoCAD, through contemporary documents edited and annotated by Autodesk founder and former CEO John Walker .
Dec 31, 2020 · Computer programmer. Founder of Autodesk, Inc. Co-author of AutoCAD. In 1974 and 1975, he wrote the ANIMAL software, which self-replicated on UNIVAC 1100 machines: this is considered to be one of the first computer viruses. Known for his efforts in the 196 Palindrome Quest, by taking it to 1,000,000 digits. Significant publications.
Creator of the Hacker Diet and sponsor of pre-Web hypermedia system Xanadu Obit Polymath, pioneering developer of software and hardware, a prolific writer, and true old-school hacker John Walker...
