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I felt more like a scientist exploring nature, and Windows was my environment. You dont pass judgment on nature you just explain how it works.

Charles Petzold

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Charles Petzold
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: February 2
Computer Scientist
Programmer
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New Brunswick
New Jersey
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