I saw the headline on Slashdot: Forensic evidence trying to prove whether MS-DOS contained code lifted from CP/M. That got my attention, as the connection between MS-DOS and its predecessor, CP/M, is one of the great unsolved mysteries of computing. Unfortunately, the forensic evidence doesn’t prove a lot.
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The CP/M-DOS forensics don’t prove much
by Dave Farquhar on August 7, 2012
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Tagged atari, Bill Gates, dos, dvorak, encryption, Gary Kildall, Jerry Pournelle, john c dvorak, journalist, memory, PC, pc magazine, QDOS, track
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 7, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/08/the-cpm-dos-forensics-dont-prove-much/
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