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Kay Nishi and the Meeting that Started MS-DOS
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Nemanja Trifunovic
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May 12, 2026, 7:09 a.m.
software development
ms-dos
History of Computing
Personal Computing
Summary
The blog post narrates the story of Kay Nishi and his pivotal meeting that led to the creation of MS-DOS, shedding light on the early days of personal computing.
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