When Andrew Fluegelman first got hold of an early IBMPC, he noticed that there was no way to exchange files with other PC users or log on to early services like CompuServe or The Source or computer bulletin boards.
For example, when IBMfirst asked Gates to write an operating system for its firstPC, Gates possessed neither the experience nor the resources to put one together.
For example, when IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) first asked Gates to write an operating system for its firstPC, Gates possessed neither the experience nor the resources to put one together.