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Re: You people.

Subject: Re: You people.
From: Erick Wagner <wagnere@netcom.com>
Date: 1996/02/22
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: PRC
References: <3128D3DA.488B@iup.cis.edu> <4gcuhu$o0p@maverick.tad.eds.com> <NEWTNews.824865631.30951.rkerman@rkerman.bright.net> <4gfgt3$ol2@maverick.tad.eds.com> <4gge6l$o7u@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>

johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling) wrote:
>In article <4gfgt3$ol2@maverick.tad.eds.com>,
>Erick Wagner  <wagnere@netcom.com> wrote:
>> ...CP/M which was a big influence on MS-DOS.
>
>MS-DOS was not just influenced by CP/M!  It is almost a direct theft
>of CP/M.

I knew that, but I was trying to say it in a nice way ;)

I only wish that Gary Kildall of Digital Research would have been
selected over Microsoft.  He deserved to be properly compensated for
his efforts.

Erick

References:
- You people.
  - From: Butch <bdopson@iup.cis.edu>
- Re: You people.
  - From: Erick Wagner <wagnere@netcom.com>
- Re: You people.
  - From: Rick Kerman <rkerman@brutus.bright.net>
- Re: You people.
  - From: Erick Wagner <wagnere@netcom.com>
- Re: You people.
  - From: johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)

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