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From: Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: MS Excel Working As Designed
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:34:21 -0600
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On 1/18/25 6:19 PM, Tyrone wrote:
> On Jan 18, 2025 at 5:05:50 PM EST, "Physfitfreak" <physfitfreak@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I think those Capones even killed the developer of what they copied
>> their DOS from. The Capones were afraid he'll one day, this time
>> successfully, sue them when court of law will get better adjusted to new
>> tech realities.
> 
> Absolute nonsense.
> 
> Microsoft BOUGHT 86-DOS from Tim Paterson (Seattle Computer Products) for
> $25,000 in 1981. Microsoft also hired Tim.  86-DOS was a port of CP/M
> (Z80/8080 CPU) to the 8086/8088 CPU used in the IBM-PC. 86-DOS became MS-DOS.
> 
> At the time, CP/M was the standard. IBM first approached Digital Research for
> CP/M for the PC, but Gary Kildall was not smart enough to recognize an
> opportunity knocking on his door. IBM then approached Microsoft for a DOS,
> because MS was already supplying the BASIC programming language.  Bill Gates
> quickly agreed, even though they had NOTHING at that point.
> 
> This is all well known history.



Had Tim Paterson "BOUGHT" 86-DOS from Kildall?..