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Dave Plummer on Lex Fridman: How Task Manager got shipped

Plummer cold-emailed the shell team using names from Microsoft registration cards; HyperCache revenue paid for school, and Task Manager got shipped sideways.

Lex FridmanhostDave Plummerguest
Aug 29, 20251h 50mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:22

    Introduction

  2. 1:22 – 7:00

    First computer

  3. 7:00 – 14:41

    Dropping out of high-school

  4. 14:41 – 16:53

    Joining Microsoft

  5. 16:53 – 20:05

    MS-DOS

  6. 20:05 – 26:52

    Windows 95

  7. 26:52 – 31:48

    The man behind Windows

  8. 31:48 – 37:05

    Debugging

  9. 37:05 – 42:14

    Task Manager

  10. 42:14 – 47:13

    3D Pinball: Space Cadet

  11. 47:13 – 58:12

    Start menu and taskbar

  12. 58:12 – 1:00:21

    Blue Screen of Death

  13. 1:00:21 – 1:08:22

    Best programmers

  14. 1:08:22 – 1:15:50

    Scariest time of Dave's life

  15. 1:15:50 – 1:17:40

    Best Windows version

  16. 1:17:40 – 1:21:23

    Slot machines

  17. 1:21:23 – 1:40:43

    Autism and ADHD

  18. 1:40:43 – 1:44:48

    Fastest programming language

  19. 1:44:48 – 1:50:28

    Future of programming

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