Apr 30, 2026 Replies: 111 Add bookmark Old 86-DOS source code dates back to the time before Microsoft bought it. See full article... Click to expand...
T TylerH Ars Praefectus 13y 5,066 Subscriptor Apr 30, 2026 #18 Apr 30, 2026 Add bookmark #18 KrookedRooster said: So even from the beginning of time the entirety of what we know to be "secure operating system" was just being thanklessly maintained by some dude. https://xkcd.com/2347/ Click to expand... Well, no. He was paid to maintain it: Microsoft, on the hook to provide an operating system for the still-in-development IBM PC 5150, licensed 86-DOS and hired Paterson to continue developing it Click to expand... ••• More options Report Add bookmark Share Upvote 27 (27 / 0)
KrookedRooster said: So even from the beginning of time the entirety of what we know to be "secure operating system" was just being thanklessly maintained by some dude. https://xkcd.com/2347/ Click to expand... Well, no. He was paid to maintain it: Microsoft, on the hook to provide an operating system for the still-in-development IBM PC 5150, licensed 86-DOS and hired Paterson to continue developing it Click to expand...
