Terry A. Davis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Terry A. Davis

American computer programmer (1969-2018), creator of TempleOS

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1969

Place of Birth: West Allis, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 11-Aug-2018

Profession: computer scientist, programmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Terry A. Davis

  • Terrence Andrew Davis (December 15, 1969 – August 11, 2018) was an American programmer who created and designed the operating system TempleOS.
  • Its development was a complex and unusual undertaking for one person.
  • Davis also posted video blogs to social media, and by the time of his death, had established a small online following.
  • He often referred to himself as "the smartest programmer that's ever lived".As a teenager, Davis learned assembly language on a Commodore 64.
  • He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University and worked for several years at Ticketmaster as a programmer for VAX machines.
  • In 1996, he began experiencing regular manic episodes, one of which led him to hospitalization.
  • Initially diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he was later declared to have schizophrenia.
  • He collected disability payments and resided in Las Vegas with his parents until the year before his death. Davis grew up as a Catholic and was an atheist for some of his adult life.
  • After experiencing a self-described "revelation", he proclaimed that he was in direct communication with God and that God commanded him to build a successor to the Second Temple.
  • He committed a decade to creating an OS modeled after the DOS-based interfaces of his youth, first calling it the "J Operating System" and later "LoseThos".
  • In 2013, Davis announced that he had completed the project, now called "TempleOS".
  • It was released to public derision contrasted by mostly favorable reviews from members of the tech community.Although Davis remained lucid when discussing computer-related subjects, his communication skills were largely affected by his schizophrenia.
  • He was controversial for his regular use of racial epithets, which he explained was his way of combating actors of psychological warfare.
  • During his final months, he struggled with periods of homelessness and incarceration.
  • In 2018, he was struck by a train and died at the age of 48.
  • Investigators could not determine if his death was suicide or accidental.

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