• AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    11 months ago

    Microsoft was originally contracted by IBM to develop an operating system for PC. Yes, THE original IBM PC that gave PC it’s name. The IBM PC/DOS {and MSDOS} are basically results of this (they completed with CP/M and DR-DOS).

    Microsoft and IBM had a partnership on PC operating systems until they parted with IBM OS/2 and Windows NT

    I’m typing all of this from memory so go to Wikipedia for accurate shit

    • psud@aussie.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      edit-2
      11 months ago

      And IBM asked for Microsoft to do the operating system because they had just survived an anti trust trial, and didn’t dare release a system with their own OS for fear of reigniting the anti trust case

      Otherwise PCs would have shipped with Unix

      • AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        11 months ago

        Considering the hardware of the PC, fat chance Unix would run. They’d have to make a very cut down somewhat unix- resembling OS