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As I recall the story Microsoft bought DOS from Seattle Computer where
is was known as QDOS (Quick & Dirty Operating System) did a little
work on it & licensed it to IBM.  When IBM released the 1st rev or the
PC 3 OSs were offered; MS(IBM)-DOS, CPM/86 and PICK.

I'm pretty sure this is accurate.

Gary Handler


bruce@faxmail.co.nz (Bruce Simpson) wrote:

>Ric Messier <Ric.Messier@Valley.Net> wrote:

>>John Long wrote:

>>> Of course, their *real* "killer app" was MSDOS, for a major hardware
>>> introduction.
>>> 

>>I know this isn't strictly relevant to the discussion but it Microsoft 
>>just generally pisses me off because they have taken over the market 
>>with clearly inferior products. The worst thing is, that first 'killer 
>>app' wasn't even theirs. It belonged to Digital Research and Microsoft 
>>bought it out just in time to license it to IBM. Good marketing strategy 
>>but then what did they do with it?

>At the risk of continuing an off-topic thread I have to correct you.  MSDOS
>was not bought from DR by MS.  Bill Gates did buy it and the license it to
>IBM but it was not purchased from DR.  DR had their own competing product
>CP/M 86 but most of us who were around at that time remember that Gary was
>happier flying than talking to IBM :-(

>End of thread?

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