>>Bill Gates started Microsoft with two products, DOS and BASIC, which he wrote. Do you suppose he might like BASIC a little bit? :) :)
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>Actually, Microsoft started with one product -- BASIC. DOS was a buy out (Seattle Computer) that came a few years later. Of course, your point holds true.

Already pointed out to me by Ed.

Nice of you to mention that the point's still valid. In fact it's even stronger if BASIC was the only thing at first.

Gotta re-watch that "Triumph of the Nerds" or whatever it was called, documentary about pioneers in small computing. Anybody tape that?

Rich.