Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution

On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:24:46 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

I didn't know that GEM was a Kildall thing.  Novell seemed to be as good
at killing things as Microsoft is at stealing them.

Part of the blame has to go to Apple. Back then, they were very jealous of
other companies trying to do GUIs that looked even remotely like the
Macintosh in any way, shape or form. They sic’d their lawyers onto DR
because GEM had, of all things, pull-down menus.

Finally Kildall was able to appease the Apple hounds by having the menus
simply fall down when you moused over them.

(Yeah, I was an Apple Mac fan(atic) back then.)