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.
>

And the DEC rainbow shipped with both DOS and CP/M.

                      Pat

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