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by brhalltx
Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:09 pm
Forum: Technical Tips, Questions & Discussions (Computers & Internet)
Topic: Need old computer
Replies: 31
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Re: Need old computer

Pawpaw wrote:CP/M stood for Control Program for Microcomputers. It was one of the original Disk Operating Systems (DOS) for small computers.

In fact, Bill Gates ported it over from the original 8080 processor to the 8086 (with a few changes) and sold it to IBM as PC DOS to be bundled with their IBM PC.
Microsoft licensed, and later bought, DOS from Seattle Computer Works; it was written by Tim Paterson, who reverse engineered it from CP/M for the 8086.

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