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

[R. Kevin Stover]

Fred (FL) wrote:
> 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
Not quite correct but almost.
IBM came calling to the CP/M folks looking for an OS for the PC.
Gary Kildahl blew them off and didn't show for the meeting.
IBM went "elsewhere" and the rest was history.
> -- 
> R. Kevin Stover
> AC0H
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