The Turing Test And The Turing Machine

This week's milestones in the history of technology include Microsoft unleashing MS-DOS and Windows, the first Turing Test and the introduction of the Turing Machine, and IBM launching a breakthrough in computer storage technology. IBM and Microsoft sign a contract under which Microsoft will develop an operating system for IBM's upcoming personal computer (PC). To meet its obligations, Microsoft acquired an existing product developed by a Seattle company for the Intel 8086 CPU card, originally called Quick and Dirty Operating System (QDOS). IBM released the Microsoft operating system with its first PC in 1981. Within a year Microsoft licensed the software (MS-DOS) to over 70 other companies, making it the dominant PC software company for years to come.