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Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Microsoft "stole" the basis for their first operating system, "MS-DOS" - from other software called "CP/M", which was created by Digital Research. However, I've never heard of Microsoft crediting Digital Research for the concept!

And of course, Microsoft's "Windows" operating system copied Apple's "Macintosh", which in turn got its ideas from Xerox's research unit... (At least Apple gave Xerox a whole bunch of shares in return for taking their ideas - ideas which Xerox weren't using commercially anyway. However, I believe Microsoft gave Apple nada.)

- Dien

Hi Dien,

Thanks for bringing the "Geek" OUT in Me.

In regards to MS-DOS, Bill Gates Purchased Q-DOS
(Quick and Dirty Operating System) from someone
and had it rewritten for IBM.
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm

I actually learned that in College, back in the day...


So, Bill Gates didn't STEAL Q-DOS,
HOWEVER,
He DID 'model' "WINDOWS" After mac / apple OSes.

Thanks,
Christopher

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by FirstBorn

Hi Dien,

Thanks for bringing the "Geek" OUT in Me.

In regards to MS-DOS, Bill Gates Purchased Q-DOS
(Quick and Dirty Operating System) from someone
and had it rewritten for IBM.
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm

I actually learned that in College, back in the day...


So, Bill Gates didn't STEAL Q-DOS,
HOWEVER,
He DID 'model' "WINDOWS" After mac / apple OSes.

Hi Christopher,

I "skipped" a couple steps so the story wouldn't be too long... You'll find that Q-DOS was an imitation of CP/M... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86-DOS

The point is - at the end of the day - MS-DOS (as "Q-DOS" was later renamed) was still a "copycat" product...