Looking back at the beginning

Posted by Vic Laurie
December 9, 2007

It’s that time of year when there is a lot of looking back at past events. Here’s a look way back- at the creation of DOS. MarketWatch has a piece on the unsung hero of DOS:

Bill Gates bought DOS for $50,000 and became a billionaire. But the engineer who actually developed it — Tim Paterson — is happy just to keep on tinkering.

History of technology, Other operating systems

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