Seattle Computer Products (SCP)
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Company where Tim Paterson developed 86-DOS operating system, which Microsoft acquired and delivered to IBM as PC DOS
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Mutual Connections
Entities connected to Seattle Computer Products (SCP) through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
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Altair BASIC
Connected via: Microsoft
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Steve Ballmer
Connected via: Microsoft
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Bill Gates
Connected via: Microsoft
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Steven Sinofsky
Connected via: Microsoft
Key Relationships
Associated With
- Organization Microsoft - Microsoft made a deal with SCP to be the exclusive licensing agent of 86-DOS, later becoming the full owner of the OS... Credible Reporting
Employed By
- Person Tim Paterson - Tim Paterson created 86-DOS at Seattle Computer Products for hardware similar to the IBM PC Credible Reporting
Source Documents & Evidence
“A few weeks later, Gates and Allen proposed using 86-DOS, an operating system similar to CP/M, that Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products (SCP) had made for hardware similar to the PC”Accessed: 2026-02-21
Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-02-21
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