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MS-DOS Turns 30

During its life, MS-DOS would go through eight versions

By Subrato Paul | July 27, 2011 filed in Anniversary, Info Technology |
Tags: , 30th anniversary, cp/m-86, ibm pc, microsoft, ms-dos, qdos, tim paterson

Today MS-DOS is 30 years old. Thirty years ago, on July 27, 1981, Microsoft gave the name MS-DOS to the disk operating system it bought from Seattle Computer Products, a hardware company owned by Rod Brock.

Internet Explorer 6 Countdown

Microsoft launches IE6 countdown website to say farewell to IE6.

By Subrato Paul | March 5, 2011 filed in Info Technology |
Tags: , #ie6countdown, browser, IE6, ie6 countdown, info tech, infotech, internet explorer, microsoft, technology

According to Net Applications, usage of IE6 was still at a high 12% last month. Microsoft wants to have that number reduced to less than 1 percent. Wishing for the end of IE6 usage, the software giant took a stand by launching a new website on March 4, 2011, The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown, with the slogan, Moving the world off Internet Explorer 6.