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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (129685)8/5/2001 7:37:43 PM
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>short for Seattle Computer Products Disk Operating System, which it bought and adapted into MS-DOS.
Glenn, Bill Gates borrowed $50,000 from his father, bought Seattle Computer products Disk operating system then sold it to IBM.
Betcha he paid his Dad back which only a good son would do.
So, my point is if your son asks you to lend him $50k... think about it before you tell him to get lost.
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