Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24

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Subject: Re: VERY OT - RE: [Leica] R9 scoop/ot
From: Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:08:13 -0700
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNOEBPKGAA.red735i@earthlink.net>

And where do you think the orgins of MSDOS are?
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm

Bill Gates *did* write a fair BASIC interperter for the 8080 microprocessor.

Dennis

Frank Filippone wrote:

> I must 100% agree with a point Austin made..... MS is REALLY good at taking
> ideas from others, and making them their very own "inventions".
>
> Just for fun............add to this list....
> Windows Graphical user environment.... Xerox  ( PARC)
> Mouse................. Xerox   (PARC)
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net

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