Fred (FL) wrote: > And Bill Gates empire was launched, and IBM got > its first DOS contract from Gates - and IBM's PC was > launched. And in 1981 - the whole PC world, > as we now know it was started. CP/M was also > on the runway - but big blue, killed it at the > gate. Supposedly Gates bought the guts of DOS > or PC BASIC, from a college friend, for a > pittance. Had nothing to do with the Osborne > Computer Inc. company. They just happened to > be one of several companies; Heath, Osborne, > ..... - who at that time ran under CP/M. So > I'd call it the Gates effect. > > N3CSY Not quite correct but almost. IBM came calling to the CP/M folks looking for an OS for the PC. Gary Kildahl blew them off and didn't show for the meeting. IBM went "elsewhere" and the rest was history. > -- > R. Kevin Stover > AC0H > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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