Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-spam!mordor!lll-lcc!csustan!csun!psivax!nrcvax!minnie!ihm From: ihm@minnie.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.m68k,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Minor historical point: the origin of ms-dos Message-ID: <396@minnie.UUCP> Date: Wed, 4-Feb-87 13:10:35 EST Article-I.D.: minnie.396 Posted: Wed Feb 4 13:10:35 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 7-Feb-87 13:28:56 EST References: <8520@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <1270@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> <1486@rayss <2520@well.UUCP> Reply-To: ihm@minnie.UUCP (Ian Merritt) Organization: The Frobboz Magic Small Computer Co., Inc. Lines: 41 Xref: watmath comp.sys.amiga:1942 comp.sys.mac:1172 comp.sys.m68k:233 comp.sys.ibm.pc:1428 >db.RAY.COM> <5428@amdahl.UUCP> <1341@kontron.UUCP> >Sender: >Reply-To: bj@well.UUCP (Jim Becker) >Followup-To: >Distribution: >Organization: Whole Earth Lectronic Link, Sausalito CA >Keywords: > >In article <1341@kontron.UUCP> cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) writes: >>> In article <1486@rayssdb.RAY.COM>, rxb@rayssdb.RAY.COM (Richard A. Brooks) >>> writes: >>> > (could any- >>> > thing with the IBM name flop??) >>> . . . >> >>Clayton E. Cramer > > >The success of IBM is not particuarily due to their products, from a >HISTORICAL viewpoint. The success of IBM has to do with their abilities in >those avenues that attract the customer, marketing - sales - customer support. . . . >the field. This is the view from my terminal, what is yours ??? > >-Jim Becker[A >-Jim Becker >Terrapin Software Why is this discussion on comp.sys.m68k? --I -- uucp: ihnp4!nrcvax!ihm