Japanese SuperComputer Beats IBM's...and did it on the cheap too!

SUBMAN1 · 07-31-06, 12:10 PM

Let the wars begin again! I wonder what IBM has up its sleeve to beat this one?

-S

http://www.newsfactor.com/news/Japan...d=1220059R0ADY

07-31-06, 12:28 PM

Not suprising, IBM is an overblown corporate buearacy that has a great deal of trouble getting out of its own way. More power to the upstart that can take it to the 'man'.

STEED · 07-31-06, 12:50 PM

Japan kicks IBM butt yet again.

SUBMAN1 · 07-31-06, 12:56 PM

It's a constant war.

07-31-06, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by waste gate

Not suprising, IBM is an overblown corporate buearacy that has a great deal of trouble getting out of its own way. More power to the upstart that can take it to the 'man'.

I forgot about the fact that Bill Gates and his crew wrote the original 'IBM DOS'. IBM in its infinite beaurocatic wisdom let it go because PC's were just a fad. Look at Microsoft now. Much complaining about how they controll the market.

SUBMAN1 · 07-31-06, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by waste gate

Quote:

Originally Posted by waste gate

Not suprising, IBM is an overblown corporate buearacy that has a great deal of trouble getting out of its own way. More power to the upstart that can take it to the 'man'.

I forgot about the fact that Bill Gates and his crew wrote the original 'IBM DOS'. IBM in its infinite beaurocatic wisdom let it go because PC's were just a fad. Look at Microsoft now. Much complaining about how they controll the market.

Hmm. My history may be a little lacking today (up till after 12 AM last night, and then alarm goes off at 5:45), but I do believe that they were very seperate programs. Bill Gates bought DOS and IBM had another version of it. Back in the day, you had IBM-DOS and MS-DOS (Yes, I am dating myself, but ignore that fact). I think we should research this and find out for sure, because quite frankly, I forgot!

-S

SUBMAN1 · 07-31-06, 02:09 PM

I guess this about sums it up:

History

MS-DOS began as QDOS (for Quick and Dirty Operating System), written by Tim Paterson for computer manufacturer Seattle Computer Products (SCP) in 1980. It was marketed by SCP as 86-DOS because it was designed to run on the Intel 8086 processor. QDOS function calls were based on the dominant CP/M-80 operating system, written by Digital Research, but it used a different file system. In a sequence of events that would later inspire much folklore, Microsoft negotiated a license for QDOS from SCP in December 1980 for $25,000, then re-licensed QDOS to IBM. Microsoft then acquired all rights to QDOS for only $50,000 from SCP in July, 1981, shortly before the PC's release.

07-31-06, 02:18 PM

OK, SUBMAN1, I am off a bit on the history of DOS, but but don't you agree, that as today, IBM is a dinosaur that can't get out of its own way?

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07-31-06, 02:09 PM	#7
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I guess this about sums it up: History MS-DOS began as QDOS (for Quick and Dirty Operating System), written by Tim Paterson for computer manufacturer Seattle Computer Products (SCP) in 1980. It was marketed by SCP as 86-DOS because it was designed to run on the Intel 8086 processor. QDOS function calls were based on the dominant CP/M-80 operating system, written by Digital Research, but it used a different file system. In a sequence of events that would later inspire much folklore, Microsoft negotiated a license for QDOS from SCP in December 1980 for $25,000, then re-licensed QDOS to IBM. Microsoft then acquired all rights to QDOS for only $50,000 from SCP in July, 1981, shortly before the PC's release. __________________

07-31-06, 02:18 PM	#8
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	OK, SUBMAN1, I am off a bit on the history of DOS, but but don't you agree, that as today, IBM is a dinosaur that can't get out of its own way?