[Info-vax] Terry Shannon - gone 10 years

[Stone Henge]

On 2015-06-11, Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl> wrote:
> mcleanjoh at gmail.com wrote:
>> I thought we should note that Terry Shannon, who needs no introduction to this groups, died 26 May 2005, which is now 10 years and 2 weeks ago.
>>
>> Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Shannon_(IT).
>>
>
> Thanks for remembering us.
>
> It doesn't say anywhere why he died at such a young age, do you happen 
> to know why?

Because he wrongly asserted the Alpha was the fastest CPU on earth...