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IBM's Search for an Operating System

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Published November 22, 2021 6:00pm

With its PC built, IBM needed to find an operating system that would run on it. Its choice would change the computer industry forever. Links and Show Notes: The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall's Death - YouTube The Gary Kildall Legacy The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the century | Ars Technica The complete history of the IBM PC, part two: The DOS empire strikes | Ars Technica

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