again. do not listen to outliers. they are outliers. if you want success in a field, listen to the stories of the average successful person in that field.
"The book is brimming with interesting stories and business lessons. He relates in one how Bill Gates, in the early days of Microsoft, made a personal visit to his home to convince him to use MS-DOS as the operating system in Amstrad’s PC’s."
I knew a lot about Alan Sugar but didn't know that.
Depending on the model line, some ran CP/M (PCW line, option for CPC line), some ran 'AMSDOS' (CPC line), and they also had a line of traditional 'IBM compatible' PCs that ran MS-DOS.
The CPC and PCW machines were Z80-based, I doubt they'd've been suitable for MS-DOS
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 58.8 ms ] threadThe article focuses on explaining who Lord Sugar is and the only quote from him is at the end (it's a one-liner)
Where are the "business tips"?
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I knew a lot about Alan Sugar but didn't know that.
The CPC and PCW machines were Z80-based, I doubt they'd've been suitable for MS-DOS