Drew Carrell
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sky :
It was originally called QDOS, short for “Quick and Dirty Operating System.” It was later renamed 86-DOS by Seattle Computer Products, then licensed by Microsoft and released as MS-DOS.
2026-08-21 11:37:59
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Maama Namatovu :
wow more stories like this man
2026-08-21 13:03:03
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Szallopofon :
You missed one important detail: Gates' mother hit it off with the IBM CEO on the board of United Way and recommended him there.
2026-08-20 18:28:24
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odcastro_tiktok :
nope. it began by Mary Maxwell Gates, a very important member of the United Way board of directors, that made her connection to the chair of IBM and she pitched her son Company to him.
2026-08-21 12:28:55
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DogsAreTheBest :
nobody tells the part where Gates' mom was well connected and rich and got them to trust Bill in the first place
2026-08-20 23:51:26
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John :
The camera's over here.
2026-08-21 08:04:53
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DLANTheBlindMan :
what about Gary Kildall
2026-08-20 20:11:07
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Peter D :
Who are you talking to
2026-08-21 02:22:53
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Rashed راشد 🇵🇰🇵🇸🇬🇧 :
Why would ibm ask Bill Gates for an OS?
2026-08-20 21:51:54
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Xaaji Cabdi :
how well known the kid was which made IBM to come for him.
2026-08-20 15:39:44
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sotsits :
Gates' mother was in the IBM board! It was not luck
2026-08-21 04:30:32
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Drew Carrell :
Microsoft paid $75K total for the OS, then licensed it to IBM instead of selling it. Every clone maker had to come to them. Look it up.
2026-08-20 13:03:57
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Peter Kevin Reeves :
Actually, Gates said no to IBM initially. He pointed them to the Gary Kimball, the creator of CP/M, the closest thing the industry had to a standard OS at the time. Gary Kimball blew IBM off. Gates wasn’t one to pass on an opportunity twice, so he said he’d create PC-DOS. And he jump started that effort by buying Quick-and-Dirty DOS.
2026-08-21 04:39:49
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twokutwo :
IBM went to Microsoft to buy a license for MS Basic but walked out with a license for MS DOS (which Microsoft didn't have yet). The non-exclusive deal for DOS was because IBM had just evaded US government from trying to break IBM apart for being too monopolistic.
2026-08-20 19:55:17
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sallymusic :
how did they build working hardware with no clue how to make it run
2026-08-20 20:35:36
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Karl Mamer :
Part of Seattle Computer Product's contract was the computer shop had a right to install Microsoft DOS on all of the PCs he sold. Gates didn’t think a little Seattle computer shop selling PCs with free MS DOS was going to put much of a dent in his profits. However MSFT lawyers didn’t put in anything in saying the agreement was non-transferable. Seattle Computer Products let Microsoft know he was going to sell its computer business to one of the big boys like COMPAQ or Dell for several million dollars. By acquiring the company, COMPAQ would be able to sell its PCs considerably cheaper and it would be a huge advantage. It went to trial and Seattle Computer Products got a hefty settlement.
2026-08-20 18:59:41
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ioctl2000 :
Everything is built from the backs and shoulders of others.
2026-08-20 21:17:24
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Mapachiiin :
So another
2026-08-20 21:58:48
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Katie Carrell :
Say it louder. Microsoft 👏 does 👏 not 👏 make 👏 OS 👏 🍏🍏🍏
2026-08-20 14:19:39
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Everyone :
the spark that proved software could drive the tech industry
2026-08-20 15:39:44
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183637373936362937363920226262 :
why don’t you look at the camera
2026-08-20 22:13:11
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Counting Down :
They wrote the operating system by piecemealing a program from the paper printouts stolen from dumpsters, why aren’t you telling that part?
2026-08-20 20:57:47
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Thomas Van Cott :
I can literally see you reading chat gpt in your glasses reflection
2026-08-20 19:06:57
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罗曼 :
💯💯
2026-08-21 07:14:05
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