19 Aug '12, 11am

Did Bill Gates Steal MS DOS from CP/M?

Editor’s Note: Upon publication, this article failed to properly disclose the connection between its author, Bob Zeidman, and Microsoft Corp., a key subject of the story. Mr. Zeidman is currently retained by Microsoft as an expert witness in Motorola Mobility v. Microsoft. IEEE Spectrum regrets the omission. The history of the computer industry is filled with fascinating tales of riches that appear to practically fall from the sky. Along with stories of riches won, there are stories of opportunities missed. Take that of Ronald Wayne, who cofounded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs but sold his shares for just US $2300. And John Atanasoff, who proudly showed his digital computer design to John Mauchly—who later codesigned the Eniac, often defined as the first electronic computer, without credit to Atanasoff. But by far the most famous story of missed fame and...

Full article: http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/did-bill-gate...

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