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Gary Arlen Kildall was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur. During the 1970s, Kildall created the CP/M operating system among other operating systems and programming tools, and subsequently founded Digital Research, Inc. to market and sell his software products. In 1974 in Pacific Grove, Kildall demonstrated the first working prototype of CP/M. Together with his invention of the BIOS, his operating system allowed a microprocessor-based computer to communicate with a disk storage.
Kildall was among the earliest individuals to recognize microprocessors as fully capable computer. He is considered a pioneer of the personal computer revolution. During the 1980s, Kildall appeared on PBS as co-host of Computer Chronicles, a weekly informational program that covered the latest developments in personal computing.