[Elecraft] Spilling the HF beans .....

[Fred (FL)]

And Bill Gates empire was launched, and IBM got
its first DOS contract from Gates - and IBM's PC was
launched.  And in 1981 - the whole PC world,
as we now know it was started.  CP/M was also
on the runway - but big blue, killed it at the
gate. Supposedly Gates bought the guts of DOS
or PC BASIC, from a college friend, for a
pittance.  Had nothing to do with the Osborne
Computer Inc. company.  They just happened to
be one of several companies; Heath, Osborne,
..... - who at that time ran under CP/M.  So
I'd call it the Gates effect.

N3CSY


       
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