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He was a good man.
The article doesn't mention it but his company Jerrold gets its name from Shapp, his middle name.
I actually worked as a consultant for General Instrument in the '90s.
Despite the amazing collection of sharp RF engineers, someone pick SCO Unix to run the cable headend. 
Milton Shapp was well liked. 
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