[Max-q]

In the early 80s Bill Gates sold some basics and DOS. His world dominance started 10 years later with Windows 3.0 and 3.1.

[garius]

So at this time, Gates actually has a DOS deal in place with Lore Harp over at Vector Graphic - one he'll renege on when IBM come knocking.

That'll come up in the next piece, as I'll be looking at Lore and the Vector 1.

But yes. Agreed. His real rise to dominance won't occur until the IBM PC explosion.

[joezydeco]

A short while back someeone asked what Hacker News would be arguing about, if it existed in 1976. My answer was "Bill Gates' famous 'An Open Letter to Hobbyists'".