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The architect of BRL-CAD, a substantial third-generation CSG solid modeling system available free of charge, and the author of ping and ttcp.

Links:

Michael John Muuss Details of his research interests. ftp.arl.mil/~mike

The Register: PING Author Killed in Car Crash Kieren McCarthy's article about Muuss' death. www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/14936.html

I Miss You Mike Tribute from a close friend, and pictures from Muuss's funeral. www.cyberpaladin.com/~cjohnson/mike.html

Michael Muuss Tribute from the Johns Hopkins Digital Media Center, where a workstation is named after him. digitalmedia.jhu.edu/LabResources/Tribute.cfm?CompID=25

Monopoly Parody song written by Mike Muuss to the tune of "Yesterday", bemoaning broken game software. www.poppyfields.net/filks/00162.html

BRL-CAD Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) 3D modelling system developed by the US Army, distributed as source code. Package includes an interactive geometry editor, ray tracing support for rendering and geometric analysis, network distributed framebuffer support, ftp.arl.mil/brlcad

Slashdot:The Author of Ping is Reported Dead Discussion thread of people reacting to news of his death. Includes possibly tasteless technical jokes such as "RIP: 100% packet loss." slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/11/23/1616201