Originally posted by Jim Brown


The story goes that IBM approached Gary whatsiface of Digital Research to develop the OS for the IBM-PC, based on the fact that they'd done CP/M. But he missed a meeting with them or something, so they asked some guy Gates if he could help.... The rest, as they say, is history.
Gary Kiddell(?)....


Yeap and Paul whats his name brought DOS for 60k off some other company, cause MS thought they might lose the language deal........