David Plummer (programmer)
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| Born | David Plummer August 9, 1968 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Citizenship | Canada/United States of America |
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David Plummer (born August 9, 1968) is a Canadian-American programmer and entrepreneur. He created the Task Manager for Windows, the Space Cadet Pinball ports to Windows NT, Zip file support for Windows, HyperCache[1] for the Amiga and many other popular software products. He has also been issued six patents in the software engineering space. [2] He holds the world record score for the video game Tempest.[3]
Biography
Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, [4] he attended Miller High School, and later graduated from the University of Regina[5]. As a teenager, he created several video games for the Commodore 64, including Tour de Force. [6]
He later moved to Redmond, Washington, joining Microsoft in 1993 and working on software such as MS-DOS 6.2 and Windows NT, including features of note like Task Manager and Space Cadet Pinball. [7] [8]
In the media
References
- ↑ "HyperCache Professional for the Amiga".
- ↑ "David Wm Plummer Patents".
- ↑ "Dave Plummer Twin Galaxies".
- ↑ "From Regina to Bill Gates' backyard: David Plummer's journey to Microsoft".
- ↑ "David Plummer's Address to the 50th Anniversary of the University of Regina CS Department".
- ↑ "Tour de Force for the Commodore 64 by Aero Animation".
- ↑ "the developer who wrote windows task-manager reveals its secrets".
- ↑ "Reddit - I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered".
External links
- Windows 10: The developer who wrote Windows Task ... - ZDNet
- 'I wrote Task Manager': Ex-Microsoft programmer Dave Plummer spills the beans
- David Plummer's journey to Microsoft | Regina Leader Post
- Ex-Microsoft developer reveals Windows 10’s Task Manager secrets
- Windows 10: The developer who wrote Windows Task Manager reveals its secrets
- Former Microsoft programmer Dave Plummer spills the ... - Tech Box
- Former Microsoft programmer Dave Plummer ... - World Best News
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