I'm very sad to hear of the passing of Gordon Bell, a giant in the history of computers in the last 60 years. From his leading work at Digital Equipment Corporation to the NSF and Microsoft, he has been an inspiration to us all. He was also, from my experience (our paths crossed many times), an enthusiastic, fun, and warm person. On his Microsoft Research Web Site https://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/ , he included a photo I took of him on a Segway. Here's a copy. May his memory be a blessing!
@danb I am sorry for the loss of your friend.
Linked from his Wikipedia page is his big Microsoft Research project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyLifeBits How remarkable and sad that, on almost the same day Bell died and the project presumably ended, Microsoft announced an "AI-record-everything on your computer" initiative.
@danb Gordon Bell was special. I remember him well from the early 80's at Digital. He helped us make ALL-IN-1 the success that it was.