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От : Bud Frede 2:5075/128 30 сен 23 11:04:35
К : Bobbie Sellers 30 сен 23 18:07:03
Тема : Re: Why Is Linux So LARGE - Compared to DOS/CP-M ?
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Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> writes:
> On 8/21/23 22:09, 51b.1055 wrote:
>> On 8/21/23 8:57 PM, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>>> On Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:56:30 -0400, 51b.1055 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> tDOS could run off a 360 KB floppy in as little as 64kb
>>>> of ram (a little more WAS desirable). There was a little
>>>> space left over on the floppy. CP/M could do it in a
>>>> little less. You can argue they`re *almost* the same OS.
>>>
>>> CP/M is from 1974, MS-DOS 1980, Linux 1991. A lot happened in between.
>> DOS was stolen - a rip-of of DR CP/M. Gates bought it
>> from the thief. Hmmm ... `retro` lawsuits are all the
>> rage now and SOMEBODY inherited the rights to all that
>> DR stuff, so, how much money DID M$ make from DOS ??? :-)
>> Combining most of the PIP functions "live" on the CL
>> was a good idea though.
>
> Actually it was supposed to be a work-a-like not a simple
> copy. MS got it for cheap but later a deal was struck and the
> ultimate payment increased considerably to the mutual satisfaction
> of
>
I`ve seen claims that some of the QDOS code had a strong resemblance to
CP/M code. I don`t know if it wasn`t that strong a resemblance, or if
Kildall didn`t want to sue at that point, or if software copyright and
patent law at that time didn`t allow for a successful lawsuit.
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