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When launching its original PC in 1981, which operating system did IBM select as its primary system over Gary Kildall's CP/M-86?
Answer
PC-DOS
IBM chose PC-DOS, a version of Microsoft's MS-DOS, as the primary operating system for the IBM PC, sidelining Digital Research's CP/M-86 despite offering it as a pricier option.
💡 Did you know?
CP/M dominated business computing in the 1980s, but IBM's choice of MS-DOS over it cost Digital Research founder Gary Kildall his billion-dollar fortune.
Other options people guess
- CP/M-86
- UCSD p-System
- Xenix
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- ibm
- operating-systems
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