Home›Articles›From Altair BASIC to MS-DOS: how Microsoft became a software companyArticleFrom Altair BASIC to MS-DOS: how Microsoft became a software companyArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnMicrosoft, Affiliations Well-attested SourcesMicrosoft (Wikipedia)History, 1972-1985: FoundingQuote, History, 1972-1985: FoundingMicrosoft retained ownership of MS-DOS following the release of the IBM PC in August 1981.View the SourceAtlas Article Vocabularytier 1AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.