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'''Terrence Andrew Davis''' (December 15, 1969 – August 11, 2018), better known as '''Terry A. Davis or King Terry The Great'''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH41gGBVpkE |title=Terry Davis: Rises to Throne |date=2018-08-11 |last=Terry Davis |access-date=2024-07-12 |via=YouTube}}</ref>, was an American electrical engineer and computer programmer best known for creating and designing [[TempleOS]], an [[operating system]] in the [[Public-domain software|public domain]]. Its development was an extremely complex, time-consuming, and unusual undertaking for one person.<ref name="dalles"/><ref name="newsstack" /><ref name="nosmallfeat"/>
 
As a teenager, Davis learned [[assembly language]] on a [[Commodore 64]]. He later earned both a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[computer engineering]] and a [[master's degree]] in [[electrical engineering]] from [[Arizona State University]]. He worked for several years at [[Ticketmaster]] as a programmer for [[VAX]] machines. In 1996, he began experiencing regular [[mania|manic episodes]], one of which led him to hospitalization. Initially diagnosed with [[bipolar disorder]], he was later declared to have [[schizophrenia]]. He subsequently collected disability payments and resided in [[Las Vegas]] with his parents until 2017.