RE: OT -- suggestions to ensure nerdiness in potential IT staff

On Thu, 2 Aug 2001,Boivin, Patrice J scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon:

->Was CP/M the OS that Bill Gates bought just before making his big deal with
->IBM? Can't remember.
->
->Regards,
->Patrice Boivin
->Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
->
-> -----Original Message-----
-> CP/M [or is it CPM i've seen it written both ways.]
->
->

AFAIK, no. it was an OS from a small local company called QDOS [Quick and Dirty Operating System] if i'm not suffering from too much bit rot.

CP/M was the other OS in contention.

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