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MS Task Manager turns 30: Creator reveals how a 'very Unixy impulse' endured in Windows

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Dave Plummer’s 85 KB troubleshooting tool shipped with his home number on the code

As Microsoft’s Task Manager celebrates three decades — and grapples with its modern tendency to leave orphaned processes behind — its creator has shared the story of how the much loved troubleshooting tool came to be.…

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