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Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Microsoft's acquisition of what legendary software?



July 27, 2011 By

Answer: MS-DOS

According to RegHardware.com, "On 27 July 1981, Microsoft gave the name MS-DOS to the disk operating system it acquired on that day from Seattle Computer Products (SCP), a hardware company owned and run by a fellow called Rod Brock."

Read the rest of the history of DOS in RegHardware's great article.


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