Sad News
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Fred in Skirts
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May he rest in peace. Carl will be missed at the cafe. He kept the cafe running and managed the software and the computer we operate on..
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It was about 30 years ago that I met Carl and another guy Dave. The three of us shared a passion for vintage computers. We started collecting "minicomputers" - each one is the size of a refrigerator. We started a computer museum called the Retro-Computing Society of RI. Carl was one of my best friends. I was devastated when I heard the news.
-mikeu
-mikeu
Uncle Al wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:00 am It is with great sorrow that I notify Skirt Cafe' of the passing of our Master Barista
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From Mikeu, our newest member and Carl's co-founder of the Retro Computing Society of RI at https://rcsri.org/
I will post obituary information, once I get it.He had a brain hemorrhage. The damage from the stroke was too severe to recover from. It was quite sudden.
There won't be a funeral. He will be cremated. His ashes will be scattered at sea. He loved sailing.
May he Rest In Peace
Uncle Al
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Coder
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This is terrible news - I still am in disbelief and shock. He always had an encouraging word, and for that I’m grateful!
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There's a photo here of Carl with one of his favorite computers:
http://users.rcn.com/crfriend/
Living Computer Museum in Seattle, April 2013.
-mikeu
http://users.rcn.com/crfriend/
Living Computer Museum in Seattle, April 2013.
-mikeu
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Dick Ackerman
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May he rest in peace.
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Save from his museum website.
This pic is from his trip to Seattle, to help restore this unit.
Uncle Al
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FYI, our computer museum saved a backup of Carl's website. It is preserved at:
https://rcsri.org/crfriend/
-mikeu
https://rcsri.org/crfriend/
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brionacmkw
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Rest in peace, this has come as quite a shock
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I never met CJ in real life, nor had the pleasure of speaking to him on Zoom, but we did interact on occasion. It really is a shame that's he gone, because I really enjoyed his writing style, in spite of his perspective on the world being possibly more dour than mine. Some members here noted his stress at work, compounded with what's happening in the States, might've exacerbated his condition, which also might've bled into his posts.
R.I.P, Carl.
R.I.P, Carl.