Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Horst, He bought MS-DOS for $50,000 and then used it to build his empire. THe original writer may have borrowed routines/ideas from UNIX which was already in use for more than 10 years. Like optics design, everyone borrows from Everyone else. Case in point, how many stories and movies were based on Romeo and Juliet? Cinderella? Answer: More than we can name. Peter K > ---------- > From: A.H.SCHMIDT[SMTP:horst.schmidt@actek.com.au] > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 8:46 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] M$ again, sigh! w > > > > Dan Cardish wrote: > > > What precisely did Bill Gates *steal*, and who did he *back stab*? He > > certainly didn't steal MS-DOS, the product that got him started (he > didn't > > create it either, but so what?). > > > > Dan C. > > For MS-DOS have a look at the pre-dating Unix and also Digital Research > products. > If you followed MS-Dos from version 1 to Version 6, you'll find a lot of > small > routines which where already on the market by smaller companies and even > by > some shareware > people. See Dos Edit. > > You may also have a look in to the treatment of Apple. > > Horst Schmidt > >