To: Proud_texan
Wasn’t the IBM bios code at that time written and owned by Microsoft?
3 posted on
06/10/2014 5:22:17 AM PDT by
PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix
I don't think so. I looked at it pretty close and eventually the code was published in the IBM PC Tech Ref manual and it looked to be the part that IBM contributed.
On the other hand IBM got the operating system (DOS) from MS who had purchased the marketing rights from Seattle Computer Products.
4 posted on
06/10/2014 5:26:04 AM PDT by
Proud_texan
(Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then. - PK Dick)
To: PJ-Comix
If my memory serves Microsoft got it from some guy in New Mexico for peanuts.
7 posted on
06/10/2014 5:36:00 AM PDT by
Portcall24
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To: PJ-Comix
IBM wrote the BIOS.
Bill Gates sold them MS-DOS, which he bought from Tim Paterson as QDOS.
IBM was originally going to license CP/M, but Gary Killdall played games with them too long and Bill stepped in.
18 posted on
06/10/2014 6:08:49 AM PDT by
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