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To: Harry Sharp who wrote (35083)12/6/1999 9:28:00 AM
From: PMS Witch  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
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CP/M, from Digital Research, was offered at a much higher price than the $60 Microsoft wanted for DOS.

If memory serves, the CP/M was CP/M-86 and not the CP/M-80. CP/M-80 had the great variety of software available while CP/M-86 had next to none; hence, DOS and CP/M-86 were very close in the 'lack of software' department.

DOS also had a couple of nice features, and together with a much better price, won the market.

Cheers, PW.


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