[Later, In July 1980, IBM representatives met for the first time with Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBM''''s new hush-hush personal computer. Gates sent them somewhere else, but they didn''''t like that company and came back to Bill. And Bill insisted that Microsoft retain the copyright to the OS ... You can research this on the internet if you like - but you shouldn''''t go around spreading lies about people who created and run a company you don''''t like. ] [Posted by Kaelinda at 05:55 PM : Feb 02, 2008]
the first versions of dos for the intel processor were originally developed by a guy by the name of gary kildahl ... and the os was known as ''cpm''. gates & co basically stole that code from mr kildahl and sold it to ibm.
"As for an operating system (OS) for the new computers, since Microsoft had never written an operating system before, Gates had suggested that IBM investigate an OS called CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers), written by Gary Kildall of Digital Research. Kindall had his Ph.D. in computers and had written the most successful operating system of the time, selling over 600,000 copies of CP/M, his OS set the standard at that time."
The "Microsoft Disk Operating System" or MS-DOS was based on QDOS, the "Quick and Dirty Operating System" written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products, for their prototype Intel 8086 based computer.
QDOS was based on Gary Kildall''s CP/M, Paterson had bought a CP/M manual and used it as the basis to write his operating system in six weeks, QDOS was different enough from CP/M to be considered legal.
Microsoft bought the rights to QDOS for $50,000, keeping the IBM deal a secret from Seattle Computer Products. "
Why doesn''t Gates come out and tell the truth? Really he would love to take over Google, but Google won''t let him, and Yahoo is is other choice, a slipping from the top, with Microsoft hedging bids to boost Yahoo and Microsoft shares. Gates would be better off trying a take over of The Carlyle Group, or Halliburton, and reeling in the out of control military establishment. Seems to me people would appreciate that and that would help Microsoft on a humanitarian level. Once he took over these Defense Industries he could downsize them, which would make them more profitable. Bill Gates is a strange dude, in my opinion, and one of the Corporate Pirates in America. They make him out to be so great, when in fact he is nothing but a slightly improved TV set. Turn the channel everyone. Let''s watch MicroHard instead, where Micosoft buys out the military establishment, impeaches Bush and Cheney, and changes the image of not only Microsoft, but the United States. Better think hard Bill instead of soft. Poor Americans made you, not you.
Sophielhu said "Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer did NOT have an operating system for IBM. They bought it from another local company for $50,000. They did NOT create one: they bought it."
You don''t know what you''re talking about. I knew Bill Gates when he was in his early 20s, who had just created the OS used by the Commodore PET. I know he did that because I worked for Commodore. He also wrote the OS for the TRS-80. Later, In July 1980, IBM representatives met for the first time with Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBM''s new hush-hush personal computer. Gates sent them somewhere else, but they didn''t like that company and came back to Bill. And Bill insisted that Microsoft retain the copyright to the OS.
You can research this on the internet if you like - but you shouldn''t go around spreading lies about people who created and run a company you don''t like.
I don''t like Microsoft either, and I like Yahoo even less. Yahoo ruined GeoCities and Webrings, and it learned not to do that again before it took over e-groups. They''ll ruin each other!
Those poor SOB''s at Yahoo must be polishing up their resumes. Microsoft is the enemy, everyone at Google, Apple and Yahoo feel that and would probably quit wholesale if this merger went through.
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[Posted by Kaelinda at 05:55 PM : Feb 02, 2008]
the first versions of dos for the intel processor were originally developed by a guy by the name of gary kildahl ... and the os was known as ''cpm''. gates & co basically stole that code from mr kildahl and sold it to ibm.
They''re the best chance at knocking some fear into the big guys including Google.
Read your history!!!
"As for an operating system (OS) for the new computers, since Microsoft had never written an operating system before, Gates had suggested that IBM investigate an OS called CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers), written by Gary Kildall of Digital Research. Kindall had his Ph.D. in computers and had written the most successful operating system of the time, selling over 600,000 copies of CP/M, his OS set the standard at that time."
The "Microsoft Disk Operating System" or MS-DOS was based on QDOS, the "Quick and Dirty Operating System" written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products, for their prototype Intel 8086 based computer.
QDOS was based on Gary Kildall''s CP/M, Paterson had bought a CP/M manual and used it as the basis to write his operating system in six weeks, QDOS was different enough from CP/M to be considered legal.
Microsoft bought the rights to QDOS for $50,000, keeping the IBM deal a secret from Seattle Computer Products. "
You don''t know what you''re talking about. I knew Bill Gates when he was in his early 20s, who had just created the OS used by the Commodore PET. I know he did that because I worked for Commodore. He also wrote the OS for the TRS-80. Later, In July 1980, IBM representatives met for the first time with Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBM''s new hush-hush personal computer. Gates sent them somewhere else, but they didn''t like that company and came back to Bill. And Bill insisted that Microsoft retain the copyright to the OS.
You can research this on the internet if you like - but you shouldn''t go around spreading lies about people who created and run a company you don''t like.
I don''t like Microsoft either, and I like Yahoo even less. Yahoo ruined GeoCities and Webrings, and it learned not to do that again before it took over e-groups. They''ll ruin each other!
I hope Yahoo sticks to its independence.
Down with Microsoft, the evil empire...
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