http://clusterize.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Unix_history-simple_20021.png Gives a good visual history of the *nix OSes and what they're derived from. On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > > I was before 9yo (assuming 1980) > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 11:49 AM, koder wrote: >> >> DOS was purchased by Gates from another developer who seems to have >> derived it from CP/M >> >> IBM bought DOS from gates before he even owned it, thus establishing a >> pattern of vaporware that persists even today in the Microsoft marketing >> system. >> >> IBM bought DOS from Gates because the owner of DR-DOS decided he would >> prefer to be flying his plane than talk to a bunch of establishment white >> shirts from IBM. >> >> Both Gates and Jobs saw the first GUI at Xerox PARC. >> >> Jobs saw it first and had the first version on the streets. >> >> When Gates put out Win1.0 ther5e ws a very loud pissing contest and court >> suits, that Microsoft won establishing the standard that you can't >> copyright the look and feel of an operating system. This gives us X-Windows. >> >> The animosity lasted as long as Jobs was alive, alth9ugh they looked like >> they had grudgingly kissed and made up at their last public appearance. >> >> Ancient history long before many of you were born. >> >> >> >> On 12/18/2014 11:34 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: >> >> This is a rather simple answer for a look on story. >> >> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU >> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Windows >> On Dec 18, 2014 11:29 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >> >>> Linux is built off of GNU. What is BSD built off of? And then there is >>> Windows. I heard that Windows was built off of Unix. If that is the case >>> was no one paying attention to copyright laws? >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Todd Millecam