Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 21:16:42 +0200 From: Peter Korsten <peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Since the MicroSloth(tm) jokes have been flowing... Message-ID: <19970825211642.11606@grendel.IAEhv.nl> In-Reply-To: <199708251617.MAA01380@i4got.lakewood.com>; from Bill Pechter on Mon, Aug 25, 1997 at 12:17:31PM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970825103752.341J-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> <199708251617.MAA01380@i4got.lakewood.com>
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Bill Pechter shared with us: > > > > But MS didn't write DOS. It was written by Tim Patterson at > > Seattle Computer Products and MS bought it for $50,000. > > Probably the best buy in computing. MS is worth Billions due to > that one deal. > > Amazing. A major historical event. Uh, MS may have become big with DOS, they only became huge with Windows 3.0. They make mice, joysticks, games, compilers, office packages, server products, a lot of gimmicks to tie all of it together, but the bulk is still coming from Windows being shipped with about every PC in the world. - Peter
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