Now for something different...

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by pettyfog, Jan 11, 2007.

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Who actually 'invented' the Windows concept? Pick the answer that ISNT TRUE.

  1. Bill Gates didnt, he ripped it off Apple and Steve Jobs!

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  2. Neither Bill Gates OR Steve Jobs, but Jobs stole it FIRST!

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  3. IBM did, but OS1 took years to get right

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  4. The same company that invented Ethernet, and at the same place

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  1. pettyfog

    pettyfog Well-Known Member

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    ... for all you computer Geeks! No peeking, no researching. I'm testing what YOU KNOW.
     
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    pettyfog, Jan 11, 2007
  2. martin

    martin New Member

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    I think I know but I will give others a chance to vote before I blurt it out. The GUI, ethernet, the laptop, and the laser printer all came from these folks, at least conceptually. They failed to capitalize on most of these concepts because they didn't fit in with the company's core business.
     
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    martin, Jan 12, 2007
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