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On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner
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On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?
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Cliff

Cliff wrote:
On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner

wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?


I think Gates bought QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System)
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm

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On 5 May 2005 07:14:37 -0700, "Halcitron" wrote:


Cliff wrote:
On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner

wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?


I think Gates bought QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System)
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm

My point to Gunner G.
Thanks.
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Cliff

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On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?

If Michael meant DOS, he didn't. He stole that from Digital Research's
CP/M. Minor modifications was all he did to the original. I could
recognize much of the code in the BIOS, line-for-line.

If he meant Windows -- well, he had the system written in-house, but he
ripped that methodology off from Mac... so...

LLoyd

On Thu, 05 May 2005 16:00:22 GMT, the renowned "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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"Cliff" wrote in message
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?

If Michael meant DOS, he didn't. He stole that from Digital Research's
CP/M. Minor modifications was all he did to the original. I could
recognize much of the code in the BIOS, line-for-line.

If he meant Windows -- well, he had the system written in-house, but he
ripped that methodology off from Mac...

Who, in turn, ripped it off from Xerox (the 8010 Star and the Alto) to
make the Lisa which beget the Mac..


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On Thu, 05 May 2005 16:00:22 GMT, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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"Cliff" wrote in message
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?

If Michael meant DOS, he didn't.

That was Gunner.

HTH
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Cliff

On Thu, 05 May 2005 16:00:22 GMT, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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"Cliff" wrote in message
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?

If Michael meant DOS, he didn't. He stole that from Digital Research's
CP/M. Minor modifications was all he did to the original. I could
recognize much of the code in the BIOS, line-for-line.

If he meant Windows -- well, he had the system written in-house, but he
ripped that methodology off from Mac... so...

And they, in turn, had sort of copied from either MIT's
X-Windows or PARC at Xerox.

Recall the "look & feel" suits?
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Cliff

Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:

"Cliff" wrote in message
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 06:16:53 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 20:17:12 GMT, "Michael"
wrote:

One could probably argue for Gates

Keep in mind he did write an operating system

What one?

If Michael meant DOS, he didn't. He stole that from Digital Research's
CP/M. Minor modifications was all he did to the original. I could
recognize much of the code in the BIOS, line-for-line.

If he meant Windows -- well, he had the system written in-house, but he
ripped that methodology off from Mac... so...

IIRC the Windows "concept" dates back to Xerox (PARC lab).

-jc-