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The story is weirder than not just agreeing to licensing terms. Gary Kildall (of Digital Research) and IBM have wildly conflicting versions of how their meeting
by laumars 7y ago
The story is weirder than not just agreeing to licensing terms. Gary Kildall (of Digital Research) and IBM have wildly conflicting versions of how their meeting went. To the point that I don't think the exact circumstances will ever be clear.
- mehrdada 7y agoI've only ever heard of the IBM/MS side of the story. Where can we find Gary Kildall's version?
- bake 7y agoIt's out of print now, but "Hard Drive" by James Wallace and Jim Erickson tells it: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Making-Microsoft-Empire/dp/0471568864 https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Making-Microsoft-Empire/dp...