#PowerPoint co-creator #DennisAustin is dead at 76

Dennis Austin, who co-created PowerPoint, passed away at his home in Los Altos, California, on September 1st, reports The Washington Post. His son, Michael Austin, said he’d had lung cancer that had metastasized to his brain, according to the Post. He was 76 years old.

Dennis Austin was the principal developer for PowerPoint from 1985 until 1996.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/9/23865578/dennis-austin-powerpoint-co-creator-died

#PowerPoint co-creator Dennis Austin is dead at 76

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/9/23865578/dennis-austin-powerpoint-co-creator-died

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Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, died on 1 September at age 76.

I just saw the paywalled Washington Post obituary dated 8 September.

"The program was the digital successor of the overhead projector. It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life." But I remember that it really seemed magical when it first came on our screens.

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RIP Dennis Austin. #PowerPoint #Microsoft #dennisaustin