[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

microsoft corporation
     
         the biggest supplier of operating systems and
        other software for ibm pc compatibles.  software products
        include ms-dos, microsoft windows, windows nt,
        microsoft access, lan manager, ms client, sql server,
        open data base connectivity odbc, ms mail, and sna
        server for windows nt.
     
        microsoft was founded as "micro-soft" in 1975 by bill gates
        now ceo and his high school pal paul allen.  their first
        product was a version of basic for the new altair computer
        which one?.  in 1980, ibm chose microsoft to supply the
        operating system for the ibm pc.
     
        on the uk television program "the net" in may 1994, bill
        gates said he was betting his company on the information
        highway".
     
        quarterly sales $1293m, profits $362m aug 1994.
     
        home http://www.microsoft.com/.
        ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/.
     
        interesting info and other microsoft www servers
        http://www-drg.microsoft.com/devinfo.htm.
     
        microsoft windows developer information
        http://www-drg.microsoft.com/devinfo.htm.
     
        microsoft research group information
        http://www.research.microsoft.com.
     
        win_news
        http://www.microsoft.com/chicago/ms-www/ms-intro.htm.
        maintained by the personal operating systems division to
        distribute information on microsoft windows, ms-dos and
        windows 95.
     
        1998-11-06
     
     
see also:
operating systems ibm pc ms-dos microsoft windows windows nt microsoft access 
lan manager ms client sql server open data base connectivity ms mail 
sna server bill gates basic altair ibm 
operating system bill gates information highway lt;homegt; lt;ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/gt; lt;interesting info and other microsoft www serversgt; lt;microsoft windows developer informationgt; lt;microsoft research group informationgt; lt;win_newsgt; windows 95 

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