Editing Gary Kildall (section)

== Personal life ==
Kildall self-described as a "[[Greaser (subculture)|greaser]]" during high school,<ref name="Kildall_1993" />{{rp|12}} and his colleagues recall him as creative, easygoing, and adventurous. In addition to flying, he loved [[sports car]]s, [[auto racing]], and [[boating]], and had a lifelong love of the sea.<ref name="Chronicles_1995" /><ref name="Swaine_1997" />

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| quote = I think I’ll make a [[cassette tape]] of the ‘IBM Flying Story.’ I’ll carry a few copies in my jacket to give out on occasion. There’s only one problem. I [will] tell this story [to someone], and after I’m done, the same person [will say], ‘Yeah, but did you go flying and blow IBM off?’
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Although Kildall preferred to leave the IBM affair in the past and to be known for his work before and afterward, he continually faced comparisons between himself and Bill Gates, as well as fading memories of his contributions. A legend grew around the fateful IBM-DRI meeting, encouraged by Gates and various journalists,<ref name="Manes_1992" /><ref name="Cringely_1992" /> suggesting that Kildall had irresponsibly taken the day off for a recreational flight.<ref name="Evans_2004" />

In later years, Kildall privately expressed bitter feelings about being overshadowed by Microsoft,<ref name="Swaine_1997" /> and began suffering from [[alcoholism]].<ref name="Hamm_2004" /><ref name="Rivlin_1999" />

Selling DRI to Novell had made Kildall a wealthy man, and he moved to the [[West Lake Hills, Texas|West Lake Hills]] suburb of Austin. His Austin house was a lakeside property, with stalls for several sports cars, and a video studio in the basement. Kildall owned and flew his own [[Learjet]] and had at least one boat on the lake. While in Austin he also participated in volunteer efforts to assist children with [[HIV/AIDS]]. He also owned a mansion with a panoramic ocean view in [[Pebble Beach, California]], near the headquarters of DRI.{{r|Swaine_1997}}{{r|Evans_2004}}