Why did Microsoft decide to copy CP/M way back when, instead of Unix?
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Replying to @pmarca
@pmarca@paulbaumgart Gary Kildall's work & the massive contribution he made to PCs Jobs/Gates/Kildall http://bit.ly/1pwKTM2 Worth knowing1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
Replying to @KenMcCarthy
@KenMcCarthy@pmarca Interesting, thanks to you both! Unix vs DOS/Windows is such an interesting story of disruption and counter-disruption.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart@pmarca He wanted to demo how much could be done with then-new Intel 8080 microprocessor. Intel wasn't interested.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
Replying to @KenMcCarthy
@KenMcCarthy @pmarca So much more of a "paradigm shift" than PC vs mobile, huh?
12:47 PM - 15 Aug 2014
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