Who invented DOS?

[Jim Leonard]

willisjo at zianet.com wrote:
> as 86-QDOS (Quick and Dirty OS). The initial purchase by Microsoft was 
> for $15,000 IIRC, but full rights to the OS were purchased later for a 

Total sum was $50,000, IIRC.

> Tim Patterson was hired by Microsoft for a period of time.

Yes, and while he didn't make his millions off of DOS, he certained did in the 
mid-1990s at Microsoft.
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