On 29 Apr 2001, at 14:40, Sajeev wrote:
> I am interested in knowing the origin of MS-DOS.
> I seem to remember reading somewhere that Microsoft procured
> DOS from a 'Seattle Hacker'. I don't clearly recall this term, but I
> suppose 'Seattle' must be a place, may be in the US.
Yes, we think Seattle may be in the US, but we are not sure. <g>
<Kidding>
I think this page has the story you seek:
http://saturn.spaceports.com/~dosuser/doshist.htm
And Sajeev, Seattle is a large and thriving city in the state of
Washington in the Pacific NW corner of the continental US. Take a
visit upon the official web site of Seattle:
http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/
Redmond, Washington, the city where Microsoft is based, is a suburb
of Seattle.
http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/131.htm
Alan
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