From: Justin Mason (jm at domain netnoteinc.com)
Date: Fri 30 Apr 1999 - 16:37:00 IST
Paul Kelly said:
> Caolan McNamara wrote:
> > Was it the eff that created the special hardware which broke
> > des in a few hours/days ?
>
> Yup. 56 hours all on their own.
The humourously-named "Deep Crack".
BTW check:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/ms_caldera_990429.html
>DR-DOS vs. Microsoft E-Mail Raises Question of Early Windows Rivalry
>[...]
>Caldera also said Microsoft refused to share pre-release copies of its
>upcoming products for testing purposes. It cited e-mail exchanged after
>Utah-based Novell - which had owned DR-DOS before it sold the rights to
>Caldera - suggested that Microsoft agree to help Novell ensure that
>Windows would run fine with DR-DOS. "I'm rolling on the ground
>laughing," Microsoft's David Cole wrote. Barrett replied, "And I thought
>them Utah folks were drug-free." Microsoft's Jim Allchin added simply: "I
>hate them."
--j.
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