Topic: Digital Research

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Episode 70 1:22:07 - 1:25:33

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Personal Submersibles and Microsoft History

A discussion about personal submarines leads into an anecdote about the early history of Microsoft and Digital Research. John C. Dvorak recounts how Bill Gates allegedly "scammed" the creator of MS-DOS and later worked to undermine Gary Kildall's CPM operating system. The segment details the competitive tactics used by Microsoft to dominate the early PC market.