You are correct. That is what I remember too. I was just simnplifying the
story. As I remember it, Gates then turned around and bought something
which he lightly modified and sold to IBM as DOS.
Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Registered Linux user 183185
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] AGH!! Linux not ready for prime time (OS/2 user)
> Well...semantics...
>
> Although gates must have stolen the concept and "basic inteface" from
> another OS, IBM contracted Gates to write "DOS" in a deal that took place
> after the huge company was made to wait an hour (yes, only an hour) by the
> company in California that wrote CP/M.
>
> --Greg
>
> > Actually, Gates did not write DOS, he bought/stole it. But it is true
> that
> > MS did write O/S 2 and did a great job of it while IBM must have made a
no
> > compete deal with him under the table. They could not otherwise be that
> > stupid to sit on a winner and let it go down.
> >
> > I too like Mandrake and I only chose dosemu as an example. Most of
Linux
> > config also requires significant knowledge. A graphic config exists for
> > many items (like in OS/2), but not for enough items - including dosemu.
> >
>
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