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RE: [OM] Re: [OT] DOS history

Subject: RE: [OM] Re: [OT] DOS history
From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 19:19:46 -0700
I too was a CP/M diehard. In fact I still have two CP/M Osborne computers
and they both run. Anybody want a good deal on those?  /jnm

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> Nick,
>         Thanks for the info. What you mention is essentially what
> I was told
> by members of the Sysops association I belonged too and what I have since
> read. The extent of my programing was modifying insert files for
> Modem 7 and
> IMP. In regards to the CP/M plagiarism, Digital Research was very
> tight with
> CP/M. They did not care to have any copies made that were not
> paid for. That
> is also one of the reason that IBM had difficulties dealing with
> them. Seattle
> Software had a valid license for CP/M and that is what Microsoft
> bought and
> sold to IBM. I was a CP/M diehard, probably something to do with my
> intelligence level or not having better sense to read the writing
> on the wall.
>
<<big snip >>


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