Microsoft OS !

On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its new revolution in a box, the "Personal computers" complete with a brand new operating system from Microsoft, a 16-bit computer operating system called MS-DOS 1.0.

What is an Operating System

The operating system or`OS is the foundation software of a computer, that which schedules tasks, allocates storage, and presents a default interface to the user between applications. The facilities an operating system provides and its general design exerts an extremely strong influence on the applications created for the computer.




IBM & Microsoft History

In 1980, IBM first approached Bill Gates of Microsoft , to discuss the state of home computers and what Microsoft products could do for IBM. Gates gave IBM a few ideas on what would make a great home computer, among them to have Basic written into the ROM chip. Microsoft had already produced several versions of Basic for different computer system beginning with the Altair, so Gates was more than happy to write a version for IBM.