Sunday, February 27, 2000
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Computer Expert Don Crabb Dies
Mr. Crabb was far from a tunnel-vision tech-head... He was a studnet in my U. of C. film class for 22 years, always sitting in the front row, always generous with comments, usually barbed, delivered with the timing of a stand-up comedian and revealing an encyclopedic knowledge of film, art, history, and a bewidering array of specialized fields.
Don Crabb Passes Away
Don Crabb, a Mac pundit loved by Mac fans everywhere, lost the battle with his recent ailments yesterday afternoon.
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Don Crabb, 1955-2000
Crabb was well known to Mac users for his columns in MacWEEK and other Mac publications.
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Opinion
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Review
Disney's Winnie The Pooh Toddler
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Sidetrack
Don Crabb: 1955 - 2000.
Roger Ebert: He liked to joke that he was the only computer scientist to enter the field through medieval history.
Bob LeVitus: Don Crabb was, without a doubt, one of the best technology writers I've ever had the pleasure of reading — insightful, cantankeous and controversial, but almost always spot-on."
Andy Ihnatko: A great person has to earn that rep the hard way, one person at a time, proving time and time again their commitment to the idea that We're All In This Together. Don Crabb was a great, great man.
Dave Winer: A prayer for Don. Life is short, make hay while the sun shines, and when a big tree falls there's room for lots of growth. Don was a big tree, for sure. Take a deep breath. Don was a good guy. Busy! Opinionated. He took on the flamers. He stood by the Mac through some dark dark days. I wish I could shake his hand and say "Good job Don!"
Applelinks.com: Our hearts go out to Don and his family. We'll miss you, Don!
Chicago Sun-Times: Sun-Times computer writer Don Crabb, 44, a nationally known educator, writer and broadcaster about the cyberworld and the Internet, died Saturday. He had been hospitalized since early December.
Joe Mahoney: I imagine that when you die, they issue you with a browser that renders fast, compiles to standards and the funky proprietary tags. All the plugins you could possibly need are builtin. It never crashes. And best of all, it runs on a Mac which is what Don Crabb would want.
Miss you.