Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:46:33 +1000 | From | john slee <> | Subject | Re: The latest Microsoft FUD. This time from BillG, himself. |
| |
On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 08:05:41PM +0200, Andreas Bombe wrote: > On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 02:21:18PM -0400, Rob Landley wrote: > > Name one thing Microsoft actually invented. Other than Microsoft Bob. > > were listed and where they bought or stole it from. The only things > that were really Microsoft's invention were, at that time, found to be > a) the .ini config file format (which has spread outside of the MS > world) and b) the annoying paper clip.
i don't believe the paperclip was their idea either. the original company or product was named something todo with birds? parrots maybe.
'tis a distant memory.
j.
-- "Bobby, jiggle Grandpa's rat so it looks alive, please" -- gary larson - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |