Good history perspective - thanks!

> So Microsoft acquired the rights to a CP/M-clone for the 8086 from Seattle
> Computer Systems for $250k

Sorta right - Microsoft was asked to do an OS and was pointed to DR since
they didn't do OSes. Gary's wife wouldn't sign the nondisclosure
agreements (Gary was flying his plane at the time) and shooed IBM
away. They went back to MS and said "Do an OS for us.", so MS scrambled
and bought QDOS from Seattle Computing for $60K. This information came
straight from the head of the guy who coordinated the entire IBM PC
project and was directly involved in all those talks (Forgot his name...).

> Within a year or two after I sent in my report, the IBM PC was released.
> This shows how fast these things could happen. There may have multiple
> groups within IBM working on parts of this project.

And at that time, that was amazing. IBM Was known as the company that
would take 9 months to ship an empty box.

-->Neil

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