Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 12:17:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Pechter <pechter@lakewood.com> To: jfieber@indiana.edu (John Fieber) Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Since the MicroSloth(tm) jokes have been flowing... Message-ID: <199708251617.MAA01380@i4got.lakewood.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970825103752.341J-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> from John Fieber at "Aug 25, 97 10:42:24 am"
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> On Mon, 25 Aug 1997, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > > Windows 95: n. 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit > > patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit > > microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of > > competition. > > But MS didn't write DOS. It was written by Tim Patterson at > Seattle Computer Products and MS bought it for $50,000. > > -john > > Probably the best buy in computing. MS is worth Billions due to that one deal. Amazing. A major historical event. Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Pechter | 17 Meredith Drive Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 | 908-389-3592 pechter@lakewood.com | Save computing history, give an old geek old hardware. This msg brought to you by the letters PDP and the number 11.
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