Stewart Cheifet, Sept. 24, 1938 ~ Dec. 28, 2025

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JDW

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While not a "community member" in terms of being into the retro scene, Stewart Cheifet contributed to our hobby in a very significant way. Cheifet is familiar to anyone who has ever watched the Computer Chronicles:

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The series aired on PBS (in the USA) from 1984 to 2002, and 460 episodes were with Cheifet as host.
(Gary Kildall co-hosted the series from 1984 to 1990, appearing in 178 episodes, passing away in 1994. Gary is best known for having created the CP/M operating system.)

Stewart Cheifet passed on December 28th, 2025 at the age of 87.
 

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Man, this hits hard, and I can't believe I was too busy working to even hear about this happening. I grew up watching Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe. I always watch LGR's year-end CC recap when he does them.
 
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