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With its PC built, IBM needed to find an operating system that would run on it. Its choice would change the computer industry forever.

Links and Show Notes:

The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall's Death - YouTube

The Gary Kildall Legacy

The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the century | Ars Technica

The complete history of the IBM PC, part two: The DOS empire strikes | Ars Technica

IBM's Search for an Operating System

Episode Description

Links and Show Notes:

The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall's Death - YouTube

The Gary Kildall Legacy

The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the century | Ars Technica

The complete history of the IBM PC, part two: The DOS empire strikes | Ars Technica

Never lose your place, on any device