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Software archivist discovers and uploads a primordial version of 86-DOS (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Software archivist discovers and uploads a primordial version of 86-DOS::86-DOS would later be bought by Microsoft and take over the computing world.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft purchased pretty much everything they've ever "produced"... There was a time when the best business model possible for a good startup idea was to invest just enough time and money into it to get on the MS radar and get bought out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Case in point why Excel and Word have such different multiple instance launching mechanisms. They were two different companies and they never completely unified how the apps work. I believe SCCM/SCOM is another one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Did you not ever watch the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

well they did change it somewhat...
i heard the original creator killed himself over the deal