Re: [tlug] Re: [OT] Say _no_ to the Microsoft Office format as an ISO standard

[Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>]

On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:59:52 +0900, <burlingk@example.com> wrote:

> When they first created DOS, it WAS Gates that did most of
> the work on that project.

Strange. The name "Tim Paterson" comes to mind here.

He created QDOS, renamed 86-DOS, for the 8086-based S100 board while
working at Seattle Computer Products. M$ bought the rights to market
86-DOS for other hardware.

Paterson later started up his own company that was ultimately bought
by..... M$.

The ONE AND ONLY innovative piece of work ever done by Microsoft was
Altair-BASIC. Period. Everything else was either bought and relabeled
or a complete dog's dinner (if not both).

-- 
G. Stewart - gstewart@example.com

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       Lapwarmer with built-in buzzer.

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