Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 03:11:03 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: tlambert2@mindspring.com Cc: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How did the MSFT monopoly start? Message-ID: <15215.41623.60778.718630@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3B6F98D0.A3C22CC9@mindspring.com> References: <20010806142544.A64348@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <15214.52633.581653.632317@guru.mired.org> <3B6F98D0.A3C22CC9@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> types: > > The machines came with an OS called PC-DOS. You could also get > > CP/M-86, the 8086 version of the previous dominant OS, but it cost > > extra without providing any extra functionality. PC-DOS came from > > MSFT. IBM had apparently wanted to purchase it outright, but Gates > > convinced them to pay a percentage instead. In doing so, Gates stole > > the revolution from IBM. > CP/M-88 and MP/M-88. The 86 was later. You sure about those OSs? I don't recall ever seeing a CP/M-88, or MP/M for anything but 8080 based cpus. Looking through the Digital Research archives turns up things as obscure as CP/M-68K and CP/NET, but nothing for either CP/M-88 or MP/M-88. Since the 8086 predated the 8088 - the 8088 being an 8086 with an 8 bit external bus - it seems unlikely that DRI would have done the 8088 version first. Especially since 8088 hardware could run CP/M-86. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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