Technology CTO and software engineer in Colorado
Patrick McDavid

Software and games from Colorado

OSXonIntel.com

September 18, 2000

OSXonIntel.com

Six months before the release of Mac OS X in 2001, some friends and I were excited about Apple’s new OS. Linux in a whiz-bang wrapper? Yes please! Being broke children we weren’t interested in the prospect of having to buy to Macs to run it.

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So in September of 2000, my friends Ray and Sean and I launched OSXonIntel.com to collect petitions in that spirit. We ended up getting slashdotted, and a fair amount of press in the Apple and computing spheres.

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About Me

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About Me

I’ve spent the better part of two decades leading engineering work that scales. I’ve played key roles in guiding products from early-stage scrappiness to long-term viability — including one that became a killer, high-growth product. My work tends to sit at the intersection of systems, people, and thoughtful progress.

I’ve built across the stack, led teams through high-growth phases, and recently focused on using large language models to improve developer experience and product impact. These days, I think a lot about how the tools we make ripple out into the world—not just in terms of performance and reliability, but sustainability, clarity, and human impact.

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