Robert Seeberger wrote:
But few outside of InfoWorld know of the ruse. In "Nerds," Mr. Stephens, in Cringely mode, tooled around Silicon Valley in his red Thunderbird convertible, interviewing dozens of tech luminaries such as Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Steve Jobs. Most of them didn't know Cringely is just a pen name.
Oh, baloney. Everybody knew, especially since everybody on staff at InfoWorld contributed to the column and one of us, often me, wrote it when Mark was on vacation. Mark also covered technology for InfoWorld under his own name, so almost anybody who was anybody in the technology industry was aware that they were usually the same person.
Mr. Stephens introduces himself as "Bob Cringely," has a credit card in Cringely's name and sometimes ponders real-life options by wondering what Cringely would do.
Mark is an unusual guy in various ways. His own sister told me not to believe everything he says, something that I had somewhat figured outon my own. But he's a terrific reporter and writer -- certainly not alone in that field in his quirks.
Nick
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