Peter wrote:

>> So in a way, it was necessary to go through Windows to get to Linux... :)
> 
> No, they could have gone straight there if they had developed Xenix 
> instead of DOS and built Windows on top of a Xenix descendent. 

I don't think Xenix was an option (in terms of resource needs) for all the
early PC owners that began to make the PC /the/ standard platform. 

Gerhard
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