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[-] psud@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And IBM asked for Microsoft to do the operating system because they had just survived an anti trust trial, and didn't dare release a system with their own OS for fear of reigniting the anti trust case

Otherwise PCs would have shipped with Unix

[-] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Considering the hardware of the PC, fat chance Unix would run. They'd have to make a very cut down somewhat unix- resembling OS

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Unix ran on weaker hardware than the 80286. Unix is old

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